‘I have a good drop shot,’ Alcaraz explains his tactic vs. Tsitsipas

Carlos Alcaraz explains why he believes it was good for him to use lots of drop shots against the Stefanos Tsitsipas in Barcelona

Carlos Alcaraz In Barcelona Vs. Tsitsipas

On Friday, Carlos Alcaraz won a fantastic match against Stefanos Tsitsipas in Barcelona to reach the semi-finals. Carlito now has a rather flattering 3-0 win-loss record against Stefanos Tsitsipas. After his match against the Greek player, Alcaraz explained why he used many drop shots against Stefanos.

“Tsitsipas is a tennis player who plays very well from the baseline and I would say that it may be difficult for him to go further forward than to the sides. I have a good drop shot, I think, and it is a resource that I use for that,” said Carlito.

Alcaraz in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2022

Carlos Alcaraz

39 - 9win/loss

Hard
14-4
Clay
17-4
Grass
8-1
21 year old
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2024 Highlights

Currently the world no.11 (career-high), Alcaraz has a 21-3 record in 2022. Carlos is competing in Barcelona where he defeated Soon-Woo Kwon 6-1 2-6 6-2, Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-3 6-3 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 5-7 6-2.

Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.25 Alex De Minaur in the semifinal on Sunday at 11:00 am on PISTA RAFA NADAL. In the past, they have never competed against each other up to now on the main tour.

Carlos clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro and in Miami.

Alcaraz
Barcelona
Alcaraz's Record
Alcaraz
Projected
Draw

Tsitsipas in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2022

Stefanos Tsitsipas

36 - 17win/loss

Hard
11-9
I Hard
1-0
Clay
22-6
Grass
2-2
26 year old
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2024 Highlights

Currently ranked no.5, Tsitsipas has managed to achieve a composed 24-8 win-loss record in 2022. Stefanos is currently playing in Barcelona where he managed to beat Ilya Ivashka 6-1 4-6 6-2 and Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-4.

Tsitsipas
Barcelona
Tsitsipas's Record
Tsitsipas
Projected
Draw

Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas faced off 3 times. Their record is 3-0 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the quarter in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) on the 22nd of April 2022.

In the following video you can watch the highlights.

Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas

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