Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz are having a fantastic season and they are getting closer and closer to Rafael Nadal in the year-to-date rankings. Both Stefanos and Carlito are competing this week in Barcelona where Rafael Nadal will not be part of the main draw. The 21-time slam champion is still recovering from his rib injury and it is not clear when he will be back to competitions.

With Rafa out, Stefanos (no.2 in the race) and Carlito (no.3) have good chances to close in the world no.1 position in the year-to-date rankings.

Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022

Stefanos Tsitsipas

21 - 7win/loss

Hard

10-6

I Hard

1-0

Clay

10-1

Rank
7

High
3

25 year old

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Monte-Carlo

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Barcelona

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Los Cabos

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Now ranked no.5, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 17^th 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 8^th career title.

At the moment, during this season the Greek has achieved a composed 22-7 match record. This year, The Greek conquered 1 tournament in Monte-Carlo. The Greek was the finalist in Rotterdam.

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

Tsitsipas's Record

Carlos Alcaraz in 2022

Carlos Alcaraz

15 - 4win/loss

Hard

13-2

Clay

2-2

Rank
3

High
1

20 year old

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Indian Wells

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Buenos Aires

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Australian OpenMiami

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Now the world no.11 (career-high), Alcaraz played his last match on the 13^th of April when he lost to world no.37 Sebastian Korda 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-3 in the 2^nd round in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (draw).

At the moment, during this season the Spaniard achieved a composed 18-3 match record. The Spaniard conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro and in Miami.

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

Alcaraz's Record

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz clashed against each other only twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-5 6-3 in the 4^th round in Miami (Miami Open) on the 29^th of March 2022.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.

Rafael Nadal in 2022

Rafael Nadal

3 - 2win/loss

Hard

2-1

Clay

1-1

Rank
512

High
1

37 year old

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QF

Brisbane

2nd

Barcelona

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Currently ranked no.4, Rafael played his last match on the 20^th of March when he was overcome by world no.13 Taylor Fritz 6-3 7-6(5) in the final in Indian Wells (draw).

Until now, during this year Rafael has a 20-1 record. Nadal conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Indian Wells.

Indian Wells

Nadal's Record