Carlos Alcaraz vs Arthur Fils Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Barcelona

Prediction published on 19/04/2025, 03:19  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 19/04/2025 at 03:22 in Tennis Predictions

The second semi-final of the Barcelona Open will feature top seed Carlos Alcaraz against seventh seed Arthur Fils. This will be the second match between the players and comes a matter of days after their first. The winner from this will meet Karen Khachanov or Holger Rune in the final, and below is our prediction.

Alcaraz is seeking his third Barcelona Open title and looks set for that on his return after missing last year’s edition. He blanked out Alex de Minaur in straight sets in the quarter-finals. That win sent him 13 unbeaten in Barcelona.

Also, the Spaniard hasn’t dropped a set in his last nine matches at the Barcelona Open. On clay, he has beaten his last 19 opponents ranked outside the top-10.

Arthur Fils has already tasted defeat at the hands of Alcaraz. The Frenchman lost to Alcaraz at the Monte Carlo Masters in the quarter-finals. He will come here seeking, among other things, revenge for that defeat.

There are all the reasons for Fils to feel optimistic coming into this game. He had an easy pass after his quarter-final opponent, Stefanos Tsitsipas, retired.

That gave him a break after earlier suffering three straight quarter-final losses. In his last five matches against top-5 players on clay, he holds a 3-2 record and will be looking to stretch it.