It will be only the third all-foreign final in the last 27 years of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Trofeo Conde de Godó. The local tennis streak has momentarily stalled. Could not defend title Carlos Alcaraznor did it come like in his twelve victories Rafael Nadal. Without them, without their dream duel at the RCT Barcelona-1899, Plan B nevertheless worked. The culmination of today’s Sunday (4:00 p.m.) will be excellent.
The new champion will emerge from a match between top players, with Grand Slam finals on their record, also from Roland Garros. Lovers of the tradition of this sport and with a special love for clay, which they have dominated since they were children. The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas25 years old and world No. 7, will face Casper Ruud, 25 years old and number 6, a historic Norwegian who surpassed the second round in Barcelona of his father, Cristian, now a coach with Pedro Clarfrom the Rafa Nadal Academy.
Greece and Norway. The triumph of the globalization of tennis. In Monte Carlo, just a week ago, the Greek triumphed, 6-1 and 6-4, although the series is tied (2-2). Tsitsipas has won his last ten matches, Ruud has not dropped a set in the tournament. And when he wins the first one, he turns out to be infallible. He has won all 25 games in which he has taken the lead this season.
Ruud solvent. Unadorned but effective. The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas is more from the south and is crazy about winning. He conveys the tension of someone who feels faced with a unique opportunity, and he doesn’t want it to slip away. His constant dialogues with his father and coach the apostles They even forced the chair umpire, Nacho Forcadell, to go down and stop one of them during the semifinal.
It was at the RCT Barcelona where he became internationally known, losing his first ATP final, against Rafa Nadal in 2018. And it counts for a lot in his life. The king of the land also crossed his path, in 2021. His romance with the tournament also had no reward in 2023, beaten by Carlos Alcaraz.
He sees his moment clearly. He suffered against the Argentine Facundo Díaz Acosta, he had to overcome two match points, he also had a bad time against the Serbian Dusan Lajovic, a 33-year-old and 59 ATP veteran. He was forced to make a comeback again. Not as extreme, but just as worked. He won 5-7, 6-4 and 6-2 in 2h.10′. He puts on the hero’s cape when he paints badly.
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Tsitsipas will fight against his particular curse in the ATP 500 category tournaments, that of Godó, since he has lost the ten previous finals. He does not have any trophy of that strip within his eleven titles. Neither does Ruud, who adds ten crowns.
And the Greek will not want to repeat the Argentine’s history Guillermo Vilas and spanish David Ferrer, out of the record of champions after losing four finals. In the case of ‘Willy’, consecutive.
A final fireworks with two consolidated figures of the moment. The great opportunity for both.
2024-04-21 05:00:00
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