Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas will be the top seeds of the upcoming ATP 500 in Barcelona, while Jannik Sinner could be the dark horse to win the tournament.
Nadal and Tsitsipas played against each other the final in Barcelona back in 2018 when the King of Clay won 6-1 6-2.
Curiously, the defending champion Dominic Thiem decided to compete in Belgrad instead of trying to win again the title in Catalonia. The organization has recently granted the wild cards to Lorenzo Musetti, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia, and Jaume Antoni Munar Clar.
Here the latest entry list.
| Seed | Name | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Nadal | 3 |
| 2 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 |
| 3 | Diego Schwartzman | 9 |
| 4 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 11 |
| 5 | Pablo Carreno Busta | 12 |
| 6 | Denis Shapovalov | 13 |
| 7 | David Goffin | 15 |
| 8 | Grigor Dimitrov | 17 |
| 9 | Fabio Fognini | 18 |
| 10 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 21 |
| 11 | Jannik Sinner | 22 |
| 12 | Karen Khachanov | 23 |
| 13 | Cristian Garin | 24 |
| 14 | Alex de Minaur | 25 |
| 15 | Casper Ruud | 27 |
| 16 | Daniel Evans | 33 |
| Adrian Mannarino | 34 | |
| Benoit Paire | 35 | |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | 36 | |
| Kei Nishikori | 39 | |
| Alexander Bublik | 42 | |
| Albert Ramos-Vinolas | 46 | |
| Guido Pella | 48 | |
| Richard Gasquet | 50 | |
| Cameron Norrie | 52 | |
| Jeremy Chardy | 53 | |
| Dominik Koepfer | 56 | |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 58 | |
| Feliciano Lopez | 61 | |
| Jordan Thompson | 63 | |
| Frances Tiafoe | 65 | |
| Gilles Simon | 68 | |
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 70 | |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 72 | |
| Corentin Moutet | 76 | |
| Thiago Monteiro | 77 | |
| Pablo Andujar | 80 | |
| (WC) Jaume Munar | 81 | |
| (WC) Lorenzo Musetti | 84 | |
| (WC) Carlos Alcaraz | 118 |
Nadal in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.3, Nadal owns a composed 6-1 win-loss record in 2021. Nadal is now competing in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he managed to beat Federico Delbonis 6-1 6-2 and Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-1.
Rafael Nadal will take on the world no.8 Andrey Rublev in the quarter on Friday at 4:30 pm on COURT RAINIER III. Their record is 2-0 for Nadal.
Rafael won 86 titles in his career: 21 on hard courts, 60 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.5 (career-high), Stefanos has achieved a 19-5 match record in 2021. Tsitsipas is currently competing in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he conquered Aslan Karatsev 6-3 6-4 and Christian Garin 6-3 6-4.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete against the world no.58 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the quarter on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT RAINIER III. They have never competed against each other till now in the main tour.
Stefanos got to the final in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel).
Tsitsipas won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas fought against each other 8 times. Their record is 6-2 for Nadal. Previously, the last time when they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 3-6 2-6 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 in the quarter in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 17th of February 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Jannik Sinner in 2021
Currently the world no.22 (career-high), Jannik played his last match on the 14th of April when he was overcome by world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Carlo Rolex Masters (draw).
During this season Jannik has a 15-6 record. This year, Sinner lifted the trophy in Melbourne. The Italian was the finalist in Miami.
Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas |
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