After returning to action in Barcelona, Carlos Alcaraz has allayed concerns regarding his injuries. After being forced to withdraw from the Monte Carlo Masters due to injury, the top seed opened his title defense with an easy victory on Tuesday. Alcaraz also disproved assertions that he should have toned down the intensity of his playing in order to avoid aggravating his physical problems.
Alcaraz crushed Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-1 in just 63 minutes on Tuesday, marking his successful return to action. It happened after he withdrew from Monte Carlo due to injuries to his hands and back that developed as a result of the sunshine swing; this was his fourth injury withdrawal since November. The Australian Open and Acapulco withdrawals this year caused the world No. 2 to is the opportunity to score precious points. His 2022 campaign ended early after tearing an abdominal muscle. And it has caused many to wonder whether Alcaraz’s playing intensity is still a factor in his numerous physical setbacks, with people like Jimmy Connors chiming in.
“I don’t contemplate any of this. Every time I enter the court, I don’t think about putting the handbrake on. It’s my style of play,” he said.
Alcaraz in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.2, Carlos has a compiled 19-2 win-loss record in 2023. Carlos is currently playing in Barcelona where he bested the world no.79 Nuno Borges 6-3 6-1.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.25 Roberto Bautista Agut in the 3rd round on Thursday at 4:00 pm on Pista Rafa Nadal. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
The Spaniard clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells. Carlos got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 8 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 5 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 10th of May and () on the 28th of May.
Bautista Agut in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.25, Bautista Agut achieved a compiled 10-10 record in 2023. Bautista Agut is playing at the moment in Barcelona where he managed to beat the world no.41 Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-2 6-2.
Roberto Bautista Agut will fight against the world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz in the 3rd round on Thursday at 4:00 pm on Pista Rafa Nadal. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Bautista Agut was the runner-up in Adelaide (Adelaide International 2).
Roberto won 11 titles in his career: 7 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 10th of May and () on the 28th of May.
Carlos Alcaraz and Roberto Bautista Agut clashed against each other only 1 time. Their actual record is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 6-0 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) in March 2022.
Carlos Alcaraz |
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