Carlos Alcaraz opened his campaign at the Trofeo Conde de Godó (Barcelona's flagship clay-court tournament) with a hard-fought 6-4, 6-2 victory over Finland's Otto Virtanen, but the Spanish world number two was troubled by right forearm discomfort that required medical attention during the match. Alcaraz, who arrived in Barcelona fatigued after losing the Monte-Carlo Masters final to Jannik Sinner just days earlier, admitted he had barely practised before the match and struggled for rhythm early on before gradually imposing his game. The Spaniard will face Czech player Tomáš Macháč in the round of 16 on Thursday — a match that will mark the first-ever night session in the tournament's history — and said his team would assess whether he should train on Wednesday or rest instead.