The organization of Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Trofeo Conde de Godó has announced this Wednesday Carlos Alcaraz as the first player for the 2023 edition. The Murcian, in this way, will defend next year the trophy that he won last April.
Alcaraz will contribute a number 1 chandelier to the Barcelona tournament. The player from El Palmar will try to win his second crown in the tournament after signing a dream 2022 in which, in addition to Godó, he has been proclaimed champion of the US Open, the Masters 1000 in Miami and Madrid and the Rio de Janeiro tournament .
Will be your fourth participation in the Godó. Alcaraz played the previous phase in 2019, in which he could not overcome the first round against Pedro Sousa. He made his debut in the final draw last year, in which he lost in the first round against Frances Tiafoe, but he retaliated in style this season after winning the title after defeating Pablo Carreño in the final 6-3, 6-2 . Of course, Alcaraz already played on the courts of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona at the age of 11 and since then he has played numerous events on the club’s courts.
“Carlos Alcaraz is a unique player, with a lot of charisma and who also has fun on the court. He has exceptional conditions to be able to dominate the point against any rival and that makes him different from any other player”, highlighted the director of Godó David Ferrer. “We are talking about a world number one who was the youngest in history to achieve it. He still has a whole career ahead of him to continue improving and developing as a player. He will be the great dominator of the circuit for the next ten years, without a doubt“, he predicted.
alcaraz opens the 2023 season this coming weekend at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi. His presence has also been confirmed, beyond the Grand Slams and the Masters 1000, in the Kooyong Classics exhibition (from January 10 to 12) prior to the Australian Open and, in February, in the tournaments of Rio de Janeiro (defends title) and acapulco. Now attach the Godó to your calendar.
