Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas may clash for the third time in their career in Barcelona on Friday. Carlito has already reached the third round in Catalonia after defeating a tricky Soon-Woo Kwon 6-1 2-6 6-2. Stefanos Tsitsipas was stopped by the rain in his opening match against Ilya Ivashka when the Greek player was leading 5-1.
In order to have another episode of this rivalry between Alcaraz and Tsitsipas, Carlito needs to conquer another match (vs. Jaume Antoni Munar Clar) while Tsitsipas needs 2 wins.
Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas faced off just on 2 occasions. Their current record is 2-0 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-5 6-3 in the 4th round in Miami (Miami Open) on the 29th of March 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Alcaraz in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently ranked no.11 (career-high), the Spaniard has achieved a composed 19-3 record in 2022. Alcaraz is currently playing in Barcelona where he overcame Soon-Woo Kwon 6-1 2-6 6-2
.Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.101 Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the 3rd round on Thursday at 4:00 pm on PISTA RAFA NADAL. Their current head to head is 1-1.
Alcaraz clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro and in Miami.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Ranked no.5, Stefanos played his last match on the 17th of April when he overcame 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.
Currently, during this year Stefanos achieved an overall 22-7 match record. This year, The Greek lifted the trophy in Monte-Carlo. Stefanos got to the final in Rotterdam.
Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas |
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