Tsitsipas had to overcome a strong Musetti to advance to his third Barcelona final. The Italian advanced to the last four in Spain this week after defeating Novak Djokovic last week.
Yet in a two-and-a-half-hour fight, Tsitsipas proved his physical prowess and strength to advance to the title round once more. It was quite physical out there, Tsitsipas acknowledged to the ATP website after the win, and that was a key factor in his ability to defeat the Italian for the fourth time in a row.
The final against Carlos Alcaraz
Stefanos will face Carlos Alcaraz who is the defending champion for the final. The Greek sensation commented: “Getting myself out there for another chance [to win Barcelona]. My will is strong and so is my heart. I go out there and give it a go and try the best I can. Nothing negative at all. Just enjoy this.”
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— mimi🧍🏻♀️| RAFA COMEBACK ERA ⁵⁵⁴ (@rafastefbaes) April 22, 2023
Tsitsipas in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2023
Now the world no.5, the Greek has achieved a compiled 20-5 record in 2023. Stefanos is now competing in Barcelona where he overcame the world no.69 Pedro Cachin 6-4 6-2, the world no.28 Denis Shapovalov 6-3 6-2, the world no.19 Alex De Minaur 6-4 6-2 and the world no.20 Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 5-7 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight against the world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz in the final. Their head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz.
Stefanos was the runner-up at the Australian Open.
Tsitsipas won 9 titles in his career: 4 on clay courts, 4 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas has scheduled to play next in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 24th of April.
Alcaraz in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWWW Now ranked no.2, the Spaniard has achieved a composed 22-2 record in 2023. Carlos is now having a run in Barcelona where he toppled the world no.79 Nuno Borges 6-3 6-1, the world no.25 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 7-5, the world no.38 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-65 6-4 and the world no.26 Daniel Evans 6-2 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz will play the world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. The head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells. Carlos was the runner-up 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)
Alcaraz is scheduled to play next in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of January.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz played each other 3 times. Their actual record is 3-0 for Alcaraz. The last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the quarter in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) in April 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
