The ATP 500 in Barcelona this year has a fantastic line-up. The tournament managed to lure 9 top20 players along with some other top competitors such as David Goffin, Grigor Dimitrov, Frances Tiafoe, and Felix Auger Aliassime.
The top seeds at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell are Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, Kei Nishikori, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Karen Khachanov, Daniil Medvedev, and Fabio Fognini.
Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime in Barcelona
Tournament director expressed his happiness of having the 2 golden boys from Canada competing in Barcelona alongside this strong line-up to comment
“The fan who comes to the Tenis Barcelona club will see the best tennis in the world. I start the event being very motivated, excited. This year we have a very good draw. It’s one of the biggest sports events in Barcelona.
We are happy with the Next Generation players that came like Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime. It’s very good to have this amount of younger players. Winning this tournament is more and more complicated. This year it will be very competitive.”
Denis and Felix are on a collision course as they might face each other in the quarters (draw).
