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The men’s tennis action continues after the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 finished. Now it is time for the Barcelona Open draw, where the main star will be Spain’s, Carlos Alcaraz. The 19-year-old will try to score points to help him overtake Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings ahead of Roland Garros.
This will be the 70th edition of the Spanish tournament which gives 500 points to the winner of the final. Among the favourites will be world number 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas, Norwegian Casper Ruud, and British tennis player Cameron Norrie.
As is common in these duels that offer lower scores than the Masters or Grand Slam, many top players are absent for different reasons. Injuries are one of the main reasons why some competitors decide to take a break and recover to be at 100% before the start of the most important tournaments.
Undoubtedly, the most sensitive absence is Rafael Nadal, who continues to recover from his injury. His absence will be remembered every day when there are matches on the court that bears his name. In any case, there is no doubt that we will witness great duels from the first round onwards.
Barcelona Order of Play:
Contents
Things in Barcelona are getting more and more exciting as the third round of this competition draws to a close. Most of the main seeds played their first duel and advanced successfully. We just have to wait a little longer to see the full Barcelona Open Draw for the third round.
Day 9 – Finals
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Carlos Alcaraz vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
Barcelona Open Schedule:
We are ready to see the most exciting duels of the rhird round of the Barcelona Open. It will be an exciting 9 days where the players will show their skills on clay. The winners of the third and fourth days will be present in the round of 32, where the top seeds of the tournament await.
Day 1 – Saturday 15th – Qualifying
Day 2 – Sunday 16th – Qualifying
Day 3 – Monday 17th – First Round
Day 4 – Tuesday 18th – First Round & Second Round
Day 5 – Wednesday 19th – Second Round
Day 6 – Thursday 20th – Third Round
Day 7 – Friday 21st – Quarterfinals
Day 8 – Saturday 22nd – Semifinals
Day 9 – Sunday 23rd – Finals
Barcelona Open Finals
Carlos Alcaraz vs Stefanos Tsitsipas H2H
Both players are exactly one year since the last time they faced each other, precisely at the Barcelona Open in the previous edition. On that occasion, they met in the quarter-finals and we enjoyed a great duel that lasted three sets.
In the first instance the Spanish player took the first set, but Tsitsipas reacted to level the match. In the last set Alcaraz maintained his level while his rival lowered it a little bit, so Alcaraz sentenced his pass to the next round and to become champion.
That was their third h2h and the only one they have played on clay. Previously, they faced each other on hard court and on all occasions, Carlos was the winner.
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