This Week On The ATP Tour – CW16

Barcelona Open (photo: Brigitte Urban)

STARNBERG, April 15, 2024

A European clay-court tripleheader this week on the ATP Tour is spearheaded by ATP 500 action at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.

Top 10 stars Andrey Rublev or Russia and Norwegian Casper Ruud lead the field in Spain, where record 12-time champion Rafael Nadal is in the draw for his first tour-level event since January. Alex de Minaur from Australia and Monte-Carlo champion Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece also feature in the field.

Bucharest and Munich host ATP 250 events

The ATP Tour returns to Bucharest for the first time since 2016 at the Tiriac Open, where Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina is the top seed and Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka also competes. Another ATP 250, the BMW Open in Munich, welcomes home favourite Alexander Zverev and two-time defending champion Holger Rune of Denmark as the top two seeds.