The Last 16 is here at the 2025 Barcelona Open with top names aiming to reach the Quarter-Finals including Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur. The schedule is now set for the action on Pista Rafa Nadal.
It all begins with Jaume Munar who will aim to bring a Quarter-Finalist first for the home fans. It could be as many as three by the end of the day. He faces Karen Khachanov to start the action just after 11am local time.
Then it is the turn of recent Monte-Carlo semi-finalist Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who has continued his form into this week and faces off against fourth seed Andrey Rublev who will next week defend his Madrid title. It is perhaps game of the day but it massively favours the Russian.
They have faced off five times and Rublev has won all five. This includes victory in Madrid during 2024 on his run to the title. Of course Davidovich Fokina will be buoyed by his recent form but it is less likely to be a given as some of his brilliant displays in recent weeks based on the Head to Head.
Then it is Carlos Alcaraz who returns once more to face Laslo Djere fresh off winning Monte-Carlo. He also sealed this title last time he was in Barcelona in 2023 so will be favourite to do so again. He has faced the Serbian once in a three setter in Buenos Aires albeit that was two years ago.
Then finally it is Alex de Minaur who similarly was incredible in Monte-Carlo and will be looking to pick up the pieces as the favourite if Alcaraz falters. He will be facing rising Brit, Jacob Fearnley who won the most matches last year. He was a lucky loser in Barcelona and is certainly taking his chance this week.
He will now eye a scalp against De Minaur to underline that free ball mentality after initially not qualifying for the tournament.
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