Mention aside the face of the Murcian staring at the Hellenic
Maximum expectation of the public, which receives acclaiming both protagonists, loved for their courage in the game and their charisma off the track
Casper Ruud-
Pablo Carreno ✔️ (6-4 / 6-7 / 3-6)
Carlos Alcaraz ✔️ – Stefanos Tsitsipas 🔜
Diego Schwartzmann – Felix Auger-Aliassime (3-6 / 6-2 / 6-3)
Alex de Minaur 6-3 Cameron Norrie
A lot of emotion right now on the Rafa Nadal court, which is hosting another tribute in the center of the clay court that will host the quarter-final duel in a few moments
The local tennis player has said goodbye to international tennis in the home championship, where he has also played this year in doubles together with Feliciano López
The stage will be the RCT Barcelona 1899 and the quarterfinals of a Conde de Godó Trophy that is leaving spectacular images
The final result of 4-6, 7-6 and 6-3 closes a battle that already gives way to the new quarterfinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas
The Murcian returned from the Americas with his pockets full after conquering Miami, while the tennis player from Athens a few weeks ago achieved total victory on the clay of Monte Carlo
Tomorrow it is expected that these scheduled semifinals will be played, although the rain could delay the matches and alter the organization of the tournament, as happened yesterday
At the moment the only duel of this round that is not underway is that of Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas, still waiting for the Carreño-Ruud to finish right now on the Rafa Nadal court
Still more encouragement is expected from the public when the Murcian plays, who has dazzled the RCT Barcelona 1899 with his spectacular game
Another thing will be tomorrow, when it is expected that there will be rainfall throughout the day in Barcelona, which could force to delay or even suspend games
For his part, Stefanos Tsitsipas has played much better tennis than his rival, Grigor Dimitrov, whom he has defeated 6-1, 6-4 to qualify for the next round.
Until they finish, the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas will not be able to start on the Rafa Nadal court, right now occupied by the former
Casper Ruud – Pablo Carreno ✔️
Carlos Alcaraz ✔️ – Stefanos Tsitsipas
Diego Schwartzman – Felix Auger-Aliassime
Alex de Minaur – Cameron Norrie
If the Norwegian takes it, he wins the match and will be in the semifinals, and in case the Asturian achieves it, a third set would be played
Despite starting losing in the first set 3-6, the tennis player from Buenos Aires has overcome the talent of the young Canadian and has closed the next two sets 6-2 and 6-3 to qualify
In fact, Alcaraz has only lost six points in the service games he has played this morning, in addition to signing several ‘aces’, despite the fact that this is not the most remarkable facet of the Murcian
The latest news is the high-intensity training that the man from Manacor is doing, who is aiming for the Mutua Madrid Open, which will start next week
The second set is being hotly contested between the two and it is 4-4, so the duel could go to a third and final set or fall on Ruud’s side
The Murcian has had no mercy on his compatriot and has put the direct to plant himself in the quarterfinals as soon as possible, where very soon he will fight with the Greek tennis player
This is how the Murcian explained it, who despite everything has admitted that “you have to enter the court thinking that this is the only game, because in the end if you lose there is no other”
Badosa had a difficult match this morning against the Tunisian Jabeur, who ended up settling for a disputed 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, which has also allowed her to know that she only has Iga Swiatek ahead of her in the board
Casper Ruud – Pablo Carreno ✔️
Carlos Alcaraz ✔️ – Stefanos Tsitsipas
Diego Schwartzman – Felix Auger-Aliassime
Alex de Minaur – Cameron Norrie
The last time was in the recent Miami Masters 1000, which Alcaraz ended up conquering and where he inflicted a 7-5 and 6-3 on the Athenian that has left him reflecting on how to stop the Murcian ever since
In the case of the Murcian, he beat his compatriot Jaume Munar this morning 6-3, 6-4, putting on a very fast display.
Tsitsipas has also complied by beating Grigor Dimitrov, whom he has defeated 6-1 and 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals
Therefore, the tennis players had to play their round of 16 match this morning and this afternoon they will play their quarterfinal match, just as happened to Alcaraz and Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas himself acknowledged a few days ago that he was “looking for a way to beat Carlos Alcaraz”, whom he considers “one of the most difficult rivals” right now
From La Vanguardia we will follow the match live and offer an extensive preview with everything you need to know about the duel. Let’s start!
The battle between Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals will be one of the games of the year and will take place in Barcelona
