Bernabé Zapata, a titan on land that is only surpassed by Alcaraz

If there is someone who can be happy this week it is Bernabe Zapata. The Valencian has managed to sneak in as the last seeded player in Roland Garros which will take place between May 28 and June 11. Zapata will be the 32nd seed, closing a list of high-level players who will seek to win the title in the French capital. And it is that, in addition to some luck, Bernabé has earned that position with all the letters, due to his results, his perseverance, his claw and his conviction. That conviction of just believing the good tennis that his racket can give off.

Climbing towards the best ranking of his career

The Spaniard opens this week in a very high place in the ranking, a place he had never been in, occupying position number 37, his best historical record. He’s only moved up one position, but that gives him a chance to seed himself at Roland Garros and avoid big players early on. And this is the consequence of the good results that Bernabé is reaping on land.

He reached the semifinal of Buenos Airesfalling before Carlos Alcaraz and the following week he repeated the result again, but this time, being defeated by Cameron Norrie. The Spaniard lived two incredible weeks in which he finished demonstrating what he has been warning little by little and thanks to which his confidence has finished shooting. Furthermore, in Estoril he masterfully defeated number 12 in the ranking, Hubert Hurckazshowing that it can complicate top players.

Also in the Mutua Madrid Open lived one of his most rewarding weeks. Though she fell before Stefanos Tsitsipas In the round of 16, the Valencian will always remember that edition: there he got his first victory in a Masters 1000 and where he ended up adding two more to break a glass ceiling in his career.

Second player with the most victories on clay, only behind Alcaraz

Now Barnabas is disputing the ATP 250 of Genevawhere he has already added his first victory on Swiss soil against Vitaly Sachko and in a scenario where the Spaniard won his first ATP match in 2018 when he was ranked 281 in the ranking. Thus, with this victory, Zapata adds his 15th victory on clay so far this year, being the player with the second most victories on this surface, only behind Carlos Alcaraz (20) and ahead of Cameron Norrie (14) y Dusan Lajovic (14).

Thus, taking giant steps, Bernabé is establishing himself in the tennis elite and continues to seek a greater reward to consummate his good feelings. Will he be in Geneva? What will Roland Garros hold for him? What we can assure is that it is the best start to the year for him. In fact, with those 15 victories, in this 2023 he has already accumulated the same victories that he had achieved in his entire career. A true progression of a player who wants to continue exploring his limits with passion, effort and dedication.