After passing Nuno Borges, Carlos Alcaraz was present in the third round of the men's single Barcelona Open. Notably, his opponent in this round is veteran compatriot Roberto Bautista-Agut. In this year's tournament, Bautista-Agut is ranked 13 seeds.
Entering Set 1, Alcaraz started not good when faced with 2 break point right in the first game. Coming to game 5, the No. 1 seed to lose breaks easily. However, in the second half of the set, the Spanish tennis player showed the bravery to the upstream.
Accordingly, Alcaraz won 2 consecutive breaks in games 6 and 8. By game 9, the 19 -year -old star did not make any mistakes to successfully defend the gaming game. 6-3 is inclined to the No. 1 seed result of set 1.
Sang Set 2, Alcaraz won the break right in game 1. However, Bautista-Agut also played effort. The Spanish general reclaimed the break in game 6 to equalize 3-3. In the next 2 games, the two players continue to exchange the break.
Up to 2 hinges of the set, Alcaraz once again showed his bravery. The No. 1 seed won the break in game 11 with a white win, then continued to win the white game 12. He ended set 2 with a 7-5 victory.
In the end, Alcaraz defeated Bautista-Agut with a score of 6-3, 7-5 and officially won tickets to the quarterfinals of Barcelona Open 2023. The next opponent of the world's No. 2 player will be Davidovich Fokina. This match will take place around 21:00 tonight 21/4.
Meanwhile, the No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas also has tickets to the quarterfinals. Last night, he had just defeated Denis Shapovalov with a score of 6-3, 6-2. The next rival of the Greek tennis player is the No. 8 seed Alex de Minaur.
