Monday (17) marked the first day of games for the Barcelona ATP 500, one of the main clay-court tournaments of the season. The main highlight is the presence of world number 2, Carlos Alcaraz, who is defending the title in Catalonia. Get to know the main names, the full schedule and how to watch Barcelona ATP!
Barcelona ATP: main names
Five of the top ten ATP rankings will be in action in Barcelona. Carlos Alcaraz, who returns to the courts after missing Monte Carlo through injury, is the main favorite for the title. He has reached three finals of four tournaments played in 2024, with titles in Buenos Aires (clay) and Indian Wells (hard court).
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world number 5, Stefanos Tsitsipas enters ATP Barcelona as the second seed. The Australian Open runner-up Greek has two runners-up in the Spanish tournament, with defeats to Rafael Nadal in 2018 and 2021. The Norwegian Casper Ruud, with good results on clay, comes with a title on clay in 2024: the Estoril ATP. High on the circuit, Jannik Sinner arrives with the vice of Miami and the semi-final of Monte Carlo. In addition to them, highlights for North America Frances Tiafoeenglish Cameron Norrie and Italian Lorenzo Musetti.
Brazilian
Two fold, Raphael Matos will be the only representative of Brazil in the Catalan tournament. The Brazilian, who plays alongside Spaniard David Vega-Hernandez, will make his debut against the number 3 seeded duo: Salvadoran Marcelo Arévalo and Dutchman Jean-Julien Rojer.
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The draw will feature 48 players, with the top 16 seeds advancing directly to the second round. Alcaraz, seeded number 1, makes his debut against Portugal’s Nuno Borges. In his quadrant, Tiafoe appears as the first name for a possible quarter-final, while Ruud and Russia’s Karen Khachanov are the semi-final headliners.
On the other side of the table, Tsitsipas could face Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the round of 16, with Australian Alex de Minaur and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov being favorites for the quarter-finals. The Greek has names like Sinner, Norrie, Musetti and even Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman as potential semi-final opponents.
Barcelona ATP: how to watch
Barcelona ATP will be broadcast daily by Star+ streaming platform, starting at 6 a.m. Brasília time. ESPN begins broadcasting the event when the Round of 16 stage begins. The tournament takes place from April 17-23 in Barcelona, Spain. Check out the full Barcelona ATP schedule:
17/04, Monday – First round
18/04, Tuesday – First and second round
19/4, Wednesday – 2nd round
20/04, Thursday – Round of 16
21/04, Friday – Quarter-finals
22/04, Saturday – Semi-finals
23/4, Sunday – Singles and doubles finals
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