Stefanos Tsitsipas had a fantastic reception in Barcelona the week after winning his second title in Monte Carlo. With Rafael Nadal out from the event, most of the attention is on Stefanos, who is also on the collision course with the home favorite Carlos Alcaraz.
Tsitsipas had a great welcoming from the fans and the organization in Barcelona, where he also started his training. Here is the video.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
At the moment ranked no.5, Stefanos played his last match on the 17th of April when he defeated world no.27 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 7-6(3) in the final in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to win his 8th career title.
This year Tsitsipas achieved a 22-7 record. This year, The Greek won 1 title in Monte-Carlo. Stefanos reached the final in Rotterdam.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
LWWWWLWWWW Now the world no.11 (career-high), the Spaniard played his last match on the 13th of April when he capitulated to world no.37 Sebastian Korda 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (draw).
This year Carlos achieved a compiled 18-3 record. The Spaniard has won 2 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro and in Miami.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other just twice. Their head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz. The last time they played each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-5 6-3 in the 4th round in Miami (Miami Open) on the 29th of March 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Currently ranked no.4, Rafael played his last encounter on the 20th of March when he lost to world no.13 Taylor Fritz 6-3 7-6(5) in the final in Indian Wells (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Spaniard has a 20-1 record. Nadal clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. Nadal was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
