BARCELONA, 22 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
David Ferrer, director of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Conde de Godó Trophy, recognized that the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz “has a chance of winning” the 69th edition of the tournament by rubbing shoulders “with the best”, including Rafa Nadal, who will have to be four to six weeks off and it seems very unlikely that he could be.
“Carlos Alcaraz generates many expectations, he is one of the candidates for the title in the Godó, without a doubt, he is among the best”, assured David Ferrer, who expressed the state of form of the Murcian after the excellent semifinal in Indian Wells against his idol Nadal , with which it shares certain similarities. “Because of his maturity, he does remind me of his age. He is not afraid to compete with the best,” said the director of the Barcelona tournament.
Asked about the man from Manacor, David Ferrer stated that “Nadal makes the tournament very big because it is not easy to have the best in history every year.” However, his injury to the third left costal arch casts doubt on his participation in this year’s edition.
The tournament will be held from April 16 to 24 and will feature the participation of four ‘Top 10’ of the current ATP ranking, including the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (5), the Norwegian Casper Ruud (8) and the Polish Hubert Hurkacz (10). ).