Draw for the ATP 500 Tournament in Barcelona: Alcaraz, Fils, De Minaur, and Tsitsipas in the same bracket, defending champion Ruud also present

In Catalonia, some of the best players in the world will be present at the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona, which will be, as every year, highly competitive. Top seed Carlos Alcaraz is returning after missing the 2024 edition and will open his tournament against a qualifier.

If successful, he would then play the winner of the all-American clash between Tomas Machac and Frances Tiafoe.
Also present in Monte-Carlo, Alex De Minaur will take on Tomas Martin Etcheverry, while Stefanos Tsitsipas, finalist last year, will face Reilly Opelka.

In a particularly strong upper section, Arthur Fils, the seventh seed, will have to overcome Pablo Carreño Busta, and if successful, he will face Brandon Nakashima or Pedro Martinez.

In the other section of the draw, there is also plenty of talent. In a bracket where the four semifinalists of the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 are announced, Lorenzo Musetti will play against Jaume Munar, and could meet Karen Khachanov in the next round.

Returning to the top 30 next week, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will face Stan Wawrinka, and the winner of this clash would meet Andrey Rublev if the Russian overcomes a qualifier in the first round.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will open the tournament against a qualifier, but would have a good chance to meet the defending champion, Casper Ruud, in the second round. Finally, an exciting match between Holger Rune and Sebastian Baez could take place in the round of 16.