From April 15 to 21, the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona takes place. Title holder, Carlos Alcaraz announced; his package. The Barcelona tournament, the Godó, will see the return of the master of the place Rafael Nadal. Twelve times winner in the Catalan capital, the native of Mallorca announced; during a press conference this Monday, April 15, his return to France the competition, a little more than four months after his last official match during the Brisbane tournament at the beginning of January. He will enter the running on Tuesday thanks to this its protected classification, face to face Italian Flavio Cobolli, 62nd player in the world. But the hardest part will surely come next in the event of victory, he who was injured &agrav; Brisbane in the third round against Jordan Thompson. He could compete in the second round against the rest of the team. Alex de Minaur. The announcement of Nadal's return coincides with the withdrawal, Sunday April 14, of double title holder Carlos Alcaraz. The world number three had already dû renounce à to line up last week at the master 1000 in Monte-Carlo due to pain in his back. the right forearm. &As we approach a summer' particularly loaded, where he will have to defend his title again and again. Wimbledon before the Games à Paris, all this with Roland-Garros at the beginning of June and the US Open at the end of August, the native of Murcia wants to preserve himself. In the other headliners present this week at Barcelona include Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Side French, Ugo Humbert and Arthur Fils are seeded and exempt from the first round, while Lucas Van Asche and Hugo Grenier will begin their tournament this Tuesday. From this Monday the first rounds begin, with Alexandre Muller and Harold Mayot on the winning side. of the French. Finally, Arthur Cazaux, had to give up while he was serving to win the first set after seeing his ankle turn on a fall.
The results of the Barcelona tournament
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By Teilor Stone
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