carlos alcarazcurrent champion and rafael nadal12-time winner of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell Conde de Godó Trophythese tournament requestwill be 70 years old and Between 15-23 Aprilpresented this Thursday at the Pati d’Armes of Castell de Montjuic in Barcelona.
““It’s never easy to have Nadal and Alcaraz, they’re two players around the world. Carlos is the youngest to reach #1 and Rafa, the champions champion,” said Barcelona tournament director and new David Ferrer. Excited to have both on the Spanish team this season is the captain Davis Cup.
The only tennis players on the roster for the tournament, which will not be announced until March 21, are Nadal and Alcaraz. “It’s great to have two players like Rafa and Carlos at home. Could have been last yearbut at the last moment Rafa was injured”, emphasizes Ferrer.
Two stars injured
Alcaraz, who won the title against Asturian Pablo Carreño in 2022, and Nadal, who won the tournament for the last time against Greece’s Stefano Tsitsipas in 2021. currently injured. The Murcia tennis player, now number 2 in the world, had to retire this week due to hamstring strain, which he lost to Cameron Norrie in the final of the Buenos Aires tournament last Sunday. World No. 8 Nadal also recovered from another hamstring injury to his hip at the recent Australian Open.
Alcaraz hopes to re-emerge at Indian Wells (March 8) and then play in Miami (March 22), where he retains his title. The Monte Carlo tournament (April 9), which took place one week before the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.
Ticket sales just one month after RCT Barcelona opened its doors 60% already coveredAs Xavier Pujol, the CEO of the tournament, whose budget is devoted to the participation of Nadal and Alcaraz, besides the “stars we will recognize from the roster,” is Ferrer, now tournament director, who made it to the finals four times as a player.