Barcelona Open 2023: After the Rio Open earlier this year, the season’s second Masters 500 event on clay is all set to get underway. The Barcelona Open 2023 will kickstart on 17th April 2023. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who missed the Monte Carlo Masters last week is expected to make his return in the tournament. Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, Third seed Casper Ruud, Jannik Sinner will all be the top seeds in action in the tournament. Follow Barcelona Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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Defending champions
Men’s Singles – Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
Men’s Doubles – Kevin Kraweitz/Andreas Miles (Germany)
Barcelona Open 2023 Schedule
- First Round – 17th & 18th April
- Second Round – 19th April
- Third Round – 20th April
- Quarterfinal – 21st April
- Semifinal – 22nd April
- Final – 23rd April
Barcelona Open 2023 prize money breakdown
Men’s Singles
- Winner – € 467,150
- Finalist – € 249,140
- Semi-finalist – € 129,245
- Quarter-finalist – € 67,480
- Round of 16 – € 35.555
- Round of 32 – € 19,645
- Round of 64 – € 10,380
Top seeds – Men’s Singles
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Casper Ruud
- Jannik Sinner
- Frances Tiafoe
- Karen Khachanov
- Cameron Norrie
- Alex de Minaur
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
First Quarter
Carlos Alcaraz leads first quarter
Carlos Alcaraz is all set to return to the tour after missing the Monte Carlo Masters last week. The Spaniard is looking to defend his title at the Barcelona Open. He will begin his campaign in the tournament from the second round. Alcaraz’s first opponent in the tournament will either be Ilya Ivashka or Nuno Borges.
Fifth seed Frances Tiafoe is the next top seed in the quarter. The American will begin his campaign in the second round. He will meet either Alexander Bublik or Emil Ruusuvuori. 10th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and 13th seed Roberto Bautista Agut will be the other seeded players in the quarter.
Second Quarter
Casper Ruud headlines second quarter
Casper Ruud will look to make a comeback after bowing out from the third round at the Monte Carlo Masters last week. He is eyeing hi secnd title this season after lifting the Estoril Open. The third seed will face McKenzie McDonald or Ben Shelton in the second round.
15th seed Francisco Cerundolo is likely to face Ruud in the third round. Cerundolo gets his campaign underway in the second round. He will either meet Francesco Passaro or Fernando Verdasco in his opening match. Sixth seed Karen Khachanov and 12th seed Dan Evans are also part of the quarter. Khachanov is likely to face either Nicolas Jarry or a qualifier in the second round. Dan Evans is likely to face Jaume Munar, who begins his campaign against a qualifier.
Third Quarter
Jannik Sinner leads in the third quarter
After his semifinal exit from the Monte Carlo Masters, Jannik Sinner leads the third quarter of the draws at Barcelona Open. The fourth seed is set to face Diego Schwartzman or China’s Wu Yibing in the second round. The second round is set to face challenge from Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in the third round. Nishioka begins his campaign by facing the winner between David Goffin and Feliciano Lopez.
Seventh seed Cameron Norrie and Ninth seed Lorenzo Musetti are also part of the quarter. Like the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinal, Sinner and Musetto has a chance to set up clash in the quarterfinal yet again. Musetti is set to face either Daniel Rincon or Jason Kubler in the second round. Meanwhile, Cameron Norrie will face a qualifier to kickstart his campaign in the tournament.
Fourth Quarter
Stefanos Tsitsipas in final quarter
After losing a chance to lift hat-trick of titles at the Monte Carlo Masters, Stefanos Tsitsipas is aiming to lift his first clay court title this season before the French Open. He is the second seed and he will face Pedro Cachin or Gijs Brouwer in the second round.
The next top seed in the quarter is eighth seed Alex de Minaur. Minaur suffered a second round defeat last week at the Monte Carlo. He is now likely to face Alexander Shevchenko in his first match at Barcelona. 11th seed Grigor Dimitrov is also in the quarter. He will face the winner between Albert Ramos Vinolas and Emilio Gomez.
Where to watch Barcelona Open 2023 LIVE?
Barcelona Open 2023 matches can be watched LIVE on Tennis TV.
