Carlos Alcaraz arrived in Barcelona on Monday admitting he was "a little tired" after losing to Jannik Sinner in the Monte-Carlo Masters final the previous day, a defeat that also cost him the world number one ranking. Despite his fatigue, the 22-year-old Spaniard expressed eagerness to compete at the Torneo Godó (Barcelona's premier clay-court ATP event), where he is a two-time champion (2022 and 2023), noting the tournament holds deep personal significance beyond his professional career. Alcaraz opens his campaign on Tuesday against Finland's Otto Virtanen and has acknowledged that a title win would immediately return him to the top of the rankings, describing his ongoing battle with Sinner as "beautiful" and a source of extra motivation.