Alcaraz and De Minaur are very close

At 10 o'clock tonight, the 1/4 finals of the ATP 500 Barcelona station, the world's No. 2, the 2022 and 2023 champions of the tournament, and the Spanish all-round fighter Alcaraz, who did not defend his title in 2024 due to injury, will fight against the world No. 7 and Australian hare De Minal.

Alcaraz and De Minar's relationship originated at the ATP 500 in Barcelona. The first meeting between the two in their careers took place in the Red Warriors. In the semi-finals of Barcelona 2022, De Minard unexpectedly grabbed seven sets to take the next set, and Alcaraz came back to win two sets in a row (saving two match points in the second set and breaking the opponent's two serve to win the game), defeating De Minard and winning the championship in one go.

A year later, the two met for the second time in their careers, on grass. In the 2023 ATP 500 London Queen's Cup final, Alcaraz, who was previously a grass rookie, suddenly stole in this Queen's Cup, defeating De Minaur in two sets to win the first grass court championship of his career. In the subsequent Wimbledon 2023, Alcaraz continued to win consecutive matches to win the Wimbledon title in the final with a stunning victory over Djokovic, the king of grass.

Spanning the 2024 season, Alcaraz and De Minard met for the third time in their careers, moving to hard courts. In the final of the 2025 ATP 500 Rotterdam station, the two met in a narrow way. Alcaraz, who was playing the tournament for the first time, defeated De Minar in three sets to win the title. This is Alcaraz's first title in seven months since successfully defending his title at Wimbledon in 2024.

In this way, since the start of the 2022 season, Alcaraz and De Minar have met three times, taking place at three different venues. In the fourth meeting tonight, it is back to the arena where the two met for the first time - ATP 500 Barcelona. This kind of fate is really not shallow!

In the 1/8 finals last night, Alcaraz faced Serbian good player Djere. After winning the first set 6-2 easily, in the sixth game of the second set, Alcaraz was successfully broken by Djere, falling behind 2-4. Just when fans thought Alcaraz was about to start dropping the chain and habitually wavering, Alcaraz unexpectedly won four games in a row to close the game. Alcaraz, who is no longer overly concerned about points and rankings, has become calmer and no longer overly nervous, just focusing on playing every game at the moment. In this way, Alcaraz, who only asks about the cultivation and does not ask about the harvest, will become more powerful and more terrifying.

Tonight's quarter-finals, De Minaar, who has lost to Alcaraz on three different venues in a row, returned to the clay court where the two met for the first time, and challenged Alcaraz for the fourth time. Back in the semi-finals of Barcelona three years ago, the two battled for 3 hours and 39 minutes, De Minaur won the first set in a tie-break, and then lost in the second set after missing two match points on two serve points to win the game, and lost the deciding set 4-6. How tragic and what a pity! Will De Minaur be able to learn his lesson tonight and make the most of his quick running and tight defence to put on a thrilling showdown with Alcaraz for the fans?

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Colorful Bean Powder)