Carlos Alcaraz and Alejandro Davidovich will meet this Friday in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Conde de Godó Trophy, after the Murcian, favorite to retain the title, beat his compatriot Roberto Bautista, 6-3 and 7 -5, in an hour and 53 minutes of the game.
The tennis player from El Palmar showed why he is currently the second racket in the world and one of the fittest players at the moment. And that his opponent held out for 54 minutes before delivering the first set, and even went ahead with the first break of the match to get 3-2.
But Alcaraz's quality and brilliant shots ended up unbalancing the balance in favor of the Murcian, who is defending his title in this edition of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Conde de Godó Trophy.
For his part, Alejandro Davidovich from Malaga beat the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori in two sets (6-4 and 7-5) and also sealed his qualification for the quarterfinals of the clay court tournament.
"I've never played against him (Davidovich), but we've trained many times. It's going to be a very nice match between two youngsters who are playing at a very high level. We're going to try to give our best level," said the first seed. del Godó at the press conference after the duel against fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista.
De Davidovich, number 38 in the world, recalled that "he is playing at a high level" and pointed out that "we must not lower the bar" if he wants to seal the pass to the semifinals.
The match between Carlos Alcaraz and Alejandro Davidovich in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Conde de Godó Trophy will be held this Friday, April 21 at 4:00 p.m. The meeting can be seen on RTVE and can also be followed live on the La Vanguardia website.
