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Me alegro de que el campeón haya terminado la ronda invicto.

Me alegro de que el campeón haya terminado la ronda invicto.
I am glad that the champion has finished the round undefeated.
From Lesson 362:Perfect infinitive conditionals (de haber + participio)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Me alegro de que el campeón haya terminado la ronda invicto.

Why is there a de before que in Me alegro de que?
The verb here is the pronominal verb alegrarse de (to be glad about). When you follow a verb that requires a specific preposition with a que clause, you generally must keep the preposition. Dropping it is a common native error, but standard grammar requires de que.
Why is haya terminado in the subjunctive mood?
The phrase Me alegro de que expresses an emotion or subjective reaction, and the subject changes from 'I' to el campeón. Expressing a present emotion about someone else's action always triggers the subjunctive in Spanish.
Why use the present perfect subjunctive (haya terminado) instead of the present subjunctive (termine)?
We use the present perfect subjunctive because the action of finishing the round is already complete, but it is connected to a present emotion (Me alegro). Using termine would mean you are glad that he is finishing it right now or will finish it in the future.
Why is invicto used here instead of an adverb, and would it change if the champion were female?
If the champion were female, it would be la campeona haya terminado la ronda invicta. In Spanish, words that describe the state of the subject during an action are often adjectives rather than adverbs. Because it acts as an adjective here, it must match the gender and number of el campeón.
Is campeón masculine because it ends in -ón?
Usually, yes. While many nouns ending in -ción or -sión are feminine (like la canción), nouns ending in -ón that refer to people doing an action are typically masculine. The feminine form is la campeona.

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