Carlos Alcaraz conceded just 7 games in the Barcelona final after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 . That means that the Spanish sensation was successful in defending his 2022 title and he did it without conceding a single set during the entire week.
After the final, Carlitos proceeded to ritual dive in the pool with he ballboys. This is the video.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
Ranked no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 23rd of April when he beat world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Barcelona to win his 9th career title.
Currently, during this season Carlos owns a compiled 23-2 match record. Carlos clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells and Barcelona. Alcaraz reached the final in Rio de Janeiro.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Currently ranked no.
5, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 23rd of April when he lost to world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-4 in the final in Barcelona (draw).Presently, during this year Tsitsipas achieved a composed 20-6 win-loss record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s most significant achievement of this season was getting to the final at the Australian Open and Barcelona.
Tsitsipas is scheduled to compete next in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 24th of April.
Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas clashed against each other 4 times. Their current head to head is 4-0 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) on the 23rd of April 2023.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.