Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal will attempt a record-setting 11th title at the Barcelona Open, where Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic attempt to find their games on the dirt after returns from injury.
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BARCELONA OPEN BANC SABADELL
BARCELONA, Spain; surface: clay

Seeds: Rafael Nadal, Grigor Dimitrov, Dominic Thiem, David Goffin, Pablo Carreno Busta, Novak Djokovic, Diego Schwartzman, Roberto Bautista Agut, Chung Hyeon, Albert Ramos Vinolas, Adrian Mannarino, Feliciano Lopez, Andrey Rublev, Kei Nishikori, Fernando Verdasco, Karen Khachanov

Floaters: Ivo Karlovic, Tommy Robredo, Stefano Tsitsipas, Joao Sousa, Pablo Cuevas, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Gilles Simon

Notes:

4 of the Top 10 in attendance in the 48-player field where all 16 seeds receive opening-round byes…

Interesting starts for (8) Bautista Agut vs. the Karlovic/Robredo winner, (7) Schwartzman vs. the rising Tsitsipas, the back-from-injury (3) Thiem vs. Sousa, (11) Mannarino vs. the veteran Cuevas, and (2) Dimitrov vs. the Kohlschreiber/Simon winner…

(1) Nadal looking at the wrist-addled (14) Nishikori 3rd rd. then (6) Djokovic then (4) Goffin…

Wildcards were awarded to Djokovic and Spaniards Marcel Granollers, Pedro Martinez, Jaume Munar and Robredo…

Pulling from the tournament were Kevin Anderson, David Ferrer and Horacio Zeballos…

Former winners in the field are the 10-time champion Nadal (2017-16,’13-11,’09-05), Nishikori (2015-14), Verdasco (2010), and Robredo (2004).