The world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz agreed to defend his title in Barcelona. The tournament will start on the 17th of April. Rafael Nadal will be his top contender after the Spanish sensation won this tournament 12 times.

The tournament director and tennis legend David Ferrer revealed that Carlito was the first player to confirm his participation in the tournament in Catalunya. “Alcaraz is the first player to have confirmed his participation for the next edition of the tournament,” was stated.

David added: “Carlos Alcaraz is a unique player, with a lot of charisma and who also has fun on the court,” said tournament director David Ferrer in a statement. We are talking about a world No 1 who has been the youngest player in history to achieve it.

He still has a whole career ahead of him to keep improving and growing as a player. He will be the great dominator of the circuit for the next 10 years, without a doubt.”

Carlos Alcaraz in 2022

Carlos Alcaraz

47 - 9win/loss

Hard

18-4

I Hard

4-0

Clay

17-4

Grass

8-1

Rank
3

High
1

21 year old

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2024 Highlights

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Indian WellsFrench OpenWimbledon

F

Paris

SF

Buenos Aires

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Currently the world no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 4^th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.11 Holger Rune in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 6-6 .

Currently, during this season Carlos has managed to achieve an overall 57-13 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Alcaraz was the finalist in Hamburg and Umag.

Paris

Alcaraz's Record

Rafael Nadal in 2022

Rafael Nadal

12 - 7win/loss

Hard

2-1

Clay

10-6

Rank
154

High
1

38 year old

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2024 Highlights

F

Bastad

QF

Brisbane

4th

Madrid

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Ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 17^th of November when he overcame world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

Currently, during this year Rafael owns a 39-8 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal was the runner-up in Indian Wells.

the Nitto ATP Finals

Nadal's Record

Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal squared off 3 times. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. The last time they fought against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6^th of May 2022.

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