Carlos Alcaraz beats Stefanos Tsitsipas in Barcelona Open thriller to guarantee spot in world's top 10

Carlos Alcaraz continued his climb up the ranks with a brilliant win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Barcelona Open at a rocking Pista Rafa Nadal. Alcaraz is viewed as the heir-apparent to Nadal’s crown in Spain, and served notice of his immense talent with wins at the Rio Open and Miami Open earlier this year — the latter a Masters 1000 event. Ad/> The 18-year-old appears comfortable on a range of surfaces, but seems particularly well suited to the European clay and showed that with his 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 win over Tsitsipas.

ATP Monte CarloTsitsipas and Alcaraz in list of four who can win French Open — Rusedski17/04/2022 AT 15:54 Tsitsipas, the No. 1 seed, and Alcaraz traded blows from the back of the court, but were both happy to mix things up and throw in drop shots and the occasional slice. Alcaraz got the fans on their feet when taking the opening set, which he secured via a break of serve in the ninth game.

He wrapped up the set in controversial circumstances, as Tsitsipas sent a wild forehand passing shot that missed the baseline by a distance but forced Alcaraz into taking evasive action, after which he gave the Greek a lengthy stare. /> The home favourite gained a double break in the second set, only for Tsitsipas to find his stride and force a decider. Swiatek powers past Raducanu in Stuttgart Rublev: Wimbledon ban complete discrimination The youngster could have been forgiven for wilting, but he appears made of stern stuff and turned up the heat at the start of the third set.

He secured an immediate break of serve and broke again, after which point Tsitsipas lost his cool. The Greek went for a bathroom break, and he incurred the wrath of the umpire for the amount of time he spent off court. A heated exchange