The 72. Barcelona Open Ban Sabadell-Tropheo Conde de Godó de Tennis (April 12 to 20), the first without the participation of Rafa Nadal (retired last November in the Davis Cup), will have a star sign with the contest of up to six tennis players from the Top twelve of the ATP, and nine of the Top-20.
The emblematic Barcelona tournament will tell, as the first favorite, with Carlos Alcaraz (number 3 of the ranking) after the absence of last year due to injury, with the Norwegian Casper Ruud (6th of the world), current champion, Andrey Rublev (9th) and stéfanos tsitsipas (10th), finalist of 2024. They complete half of the half of the Top 12 Alex de Miñaur (11th, newly fallen from the top-10) and Holger Rune (12th). The list extends to three others Top-20 As are Lorenzo Musetti (16), Frances Tiafoe (17) and Arthur Fils (18).
A luxury poster
Carlos Alcaraz, as a relay of Nadal, for the first year without him, the Ruud champion, of Miñaur, Tsitsipas … and three ‘Wild Card’ as Nishikori, Carreño and Wawrinka
“We are very happy with the poster that we will have,” said the director of the tournament, David Ferrer, who summoned the big stars that will be in Barcelona.
“Holger Rune, number 12 of the world, who comes from being a finalist of Indian Wells, Alex de Miñaur, Stéfano Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, who is a RCTB player, Casper Ruud, current champion, who has prioritized to come to the tournament, and Carlos Alcaraz,” he announced.
“After Rafa Nadal, having Carlos is superimporting for the tournament, he is a charismatic player, who transmits a lot, humble and very correct out of the track, values that define the tournament.” The tournament director announced that Rafa Nadal “will have a tribute next year as it deserves.” In this edition it has not been organized by incompatibility with the manacor exhaustion agenda.
Also announced the Wild Card Of this edition, which will be four, “with surprises”: Pablo Carreño, after an important injury, Kei Nishikori, Extep-10 and Excluson, and Wawrinka Stanislas, twice semifinalist. “Three extop10 as Wild Card is very important for us,” said Ferrer, without announcing the fourth guest.
A new award
The “off -track” award will reward the mythical Bjorn Borg in its first edition “for its contribution to tennis” beyond its 11 Grand Slams
Jordi Cambra, president of the RCTB, presented the new award granted by the Count Tournament of Godó, called “off track”, and that will recognize people and institutions “who have been or continue to be a reference for their actions” in the world of tennis. “Values such as constancy, discipline, respect, define the tournament. We will recognize these institutions that have helped us to improve society. We have created a trophy, designed in the Massana Escola, by Pau Castillo. ”
The award in the individual category will be for Bjorn Borg, for his 11 Grand Slam titles, “but above all for three reasons,” Cambra said: “When I was 15 years old, they sanctioned him 6 months for bad behavior and corrected himself, for marking a before and after in the way of playing tennis, being a player who made very few mistakes. And because his appearance meant a marketing campaign, he did with his charisma and attraction that many people were interested in tennis. ”
The institutional category award will fall to Bandell for its support and impulse from the Aces Solidarios initiative, which has contributed 50 social entities.
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