Frances Tiafoe will start his European clay-court season in Barcelona, where he will face home favorite Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. The American sensation is usually more comfortable in playing on hard courts. However, he has the creativity and the tennis to adapt his game to every kind of surface. Frances has already played two events this year on clay-court, reaching the second round in both Buenos Aires in Santiago. He has therefore a 2-2 win-loss record on this specific surface.
Frances will have a tough task in Barcelona when playing against Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. The seventeen-year-old from Spain has already reached the semifinals in Marbella on clay this year, and he definitely wants to go for more.
Frances Tiafoe and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia have never played each other so far.
Frances Tiafoe in 2021
Now ranked no.65, Tiafoe played his last match on the 30th of March when he lost to world no.2 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round in Miami (draw).
This season Francis has managed to achieve a composed 9-7 match record.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in 2021
Ranked no.119, Carlos played his last match on the 10th of April when he was defeated by world no.86 Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 7-6(4) 6-4 in the semifinal in Marbella (draw).
Until now, during this year the Spaniard has a compiled 10-7 match record. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia’s latest run in Marbella was the best achievement of his season.
