STARNBERG, April 17, 2023
The clay-court action continues this week with three tournaments in Europe.
Alcaraz headlines the action in Barcelona
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain headlines the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, where he will defend his 2022 title. After a first-round bye, the World No. 2 and No. 1 seed of the ATP 500 tournament will take on the winner of the match between Ilya Ivashka from Belarus and Portuguese Nuno Borges. Other stars to watch in Catalonia include Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, Norwegian Casper Ruud and Jannik Sinner from Italy.
Our singles draw is here‼️#BCNOpenBS pic.twitter.com/lvnffw6J3O
— Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell (@bcnopenbs) April 15, 2023
Djokovic leads the field in Banja Luka
Serbian superstar Novak Djokovic is the top seed at the Srpska Open in Banja Luka, where he could play former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in a second-round blockbuster. Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters champion Andrey Rublev from Russia is the second seed.
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Rune to defend Munich title
Monte-Carlo finalist Holger Rune will try to maintain his momentum at the BMW Open by American Express in Munich. The defending champion from Denmark will open his campaign as the top seed in Bavaria against the winner of the encounter between Thiago Monteiro of Brazil and local wild card entry Yannick Hanfmann.
Alexander Zverev leads the home hopes at a tournament he has won twice previously. The World No. 16 is seeded third and plays either Australia’s Christopher O’Connell or Frenchman Ugo Humbert in his first match.
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We have world class tennis matches ahead of us! 🤩 What are your predictions? #bmwopenbyamex pic.twitter.com/tMPsIl60cK
— BMW Open by American Express (@BMWOpen23) April 15, 2023
