Roberto Bautista-Agut

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Bautista Agut Battles Past In-Form Koepfer In Hamburg

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Spaniard will play Rublev in the quarter-finals
Roberto Bautista Agut battled hard on Wednesday evening at the Hamburg European Open to defeat home favourite Dominik Koepfer 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, setting a quarter-final clash against Andrey Rublev.

Bautista Agut is into the last eight at the ATP 500 in his first tournament as a father. The fourth-seeded Spaniard rallied from a break down in the third set to triumph against the Rome quarter-finalist after two hours and four minutes.


Last week, Koepfer qualified at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia and advanced to his first ATP Tour quarter-final at the Foro Italico. The German was the only player to win a set against World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Rome, and his confidence showed against Bautista Agut.

The German won three consecutive games from 0-2 down in the decider to lead by a break. But Bautista Agut remained consistent in side-to-side rallies, moving into the forecourt when necessary. The nine-time ATP Tour titlist broke serve seven times from 17 chances.

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Koepfer got off to a strong start in the match, but Bautista Agut tightened up his game to win five straight games from an 0-2 deficit in the first set. Koepfer once again took early control of the second set by taking a 3-1 lead, but Bautista Agut kept fighting. There were five consecutive service breaks, before Koepfer finally closed out with an unreturned serve.

There were 13 service breaks in the match and the server was broken 48 per cent of the time. Bautista Agut will try to shore that up against Rublev, who earned his 22nd match win of 2020 with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Tommy Paul in one hour and 37 minutes.

Rublev won 33 of his 40 service points, and he will try to maintain that success against Bautista Agut. The Spaniard leads their ATP Head2Head rivalry 2-1.

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Papa Bautista Agut: 'I Wanted To Rediscover The Family Bond I Had Lost'

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Spanish star talks about a new dimension to his life

“I wanted to rediscover the family bond I had lost.”

The phrase is loaded with sincerity and it sums up a moment of absolute happiness that life surely owed Roberto Bautista Agut after showing him its ugliest side.

The Spaniard, who last November lost his father shortly after the passing of his mother, celebrated the coming into the world of his first child on 15 September, just two weeks ago.

While a new life is always unbeatable news, in the case of Bautista Agut it is a gift that beats any other. After absorbing the painful blows of the loss of his parents, the No. 10 in the FedEx ATP Ranking has more reason to smile than ever. Little Roberto has arrived to bring some joy back into his life.

“It was an incredible moment,” the Spaniard told ATPTour.com. “It doesn’t matter how often they tell you, until it happens you’re not aware of how special it is to have a child. It’s a huge responsibility. It was something that Ana [his wife] and I had in mind. We really wanted to take that step. We’re very happy.”

On Saturday, 30 November 2019, Bautista Agut married Ana Bodi Tortosa in Castellon, beginning a new phase of his life. Shortly afterwards, they both took the step of trying for a child, announcing in April that the pregnancy had become a reality, and that the baby was due at the end of September.

Therefore, in light of the expected arrival, Bautista Agut decided not to play in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in order to be with his wife during labour. Although, shortly afterwards, he was back to work.

“I’m lucky because my wife is incredible,” said Bautista Agut. “Right now, she is looking after the baby on her own, although she’s with her parents. I’m playing at Roland Garros, but I feel relaxed because I know they are both very well. I can’t wait to see him. I was only at home for three days, I’ve only changed one nappy, I haven’t had much time.” The Spaniard packed his bags to travel to Hamburg, and returned to competition the Saturday after the birth.


“Fortunately, thanks to technology, everything is easier,” admitted the Spaniard. “I can FaceTime every so often. It’s amazing because he grows day by day.”

Like other players on the ATP Tour who are fathers, Bautista Agut is planning for his son to be with him at some tournaments on the calendar in order to spend more time with him, combining his personal and professional lives without having to sacrifice either. That, however, will have to wait until the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic settles a little.

“I would like to spend a lot of time with them, but it’ll depend on a lot of things,” confessed the Spaniard. “We have to see how the pandemic progresses. Hopefully we can start to travel normally. So far, the baby hardly cries, only when he’s hungry. The important thing is that he makes it easy for us to make decisions, but we really can’t wait to be able to spend time together. Hopefully they can travel with me some weeks.”

Bautista Agut is sure about one thing, sooner or later, his son will have sport coursing through his veins, exactly as he did when he was little.

“Of course, he’ll live for sport. I’m a sports lover and my wife is too. I’m sure he’ll travel with me and experience tennis in first person. Hopefully, I can play for many years and he can be more aware of everything. I would love to live the final years of my career with him.”

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Rock-Solid RBA: Few players on Tour are as consistent as Roberto Bautista Agut, who is trying to win a title for the fifth consecutive year. The Spaniard has happy memories in Germany, winning his second of nine titles in Stuttgart six years ago. He showed good form in the country the week before Roland Garros, making the Hamburg quarter-finals, falling short against eventual champion Andrey Rublev. Bautista Agut will open against Gilles Simon or Marton Fucsovics.

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Roberto przeszedł badania i potrzebuje trochę odpoczynku by ponownie zacząć grać w tenisa.

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2020 w liczbach:

Ranking: 13
Bilans meczów: 20-8
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $1,390,184

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Bautista Agut Trains With Nadal In Mallorca Ahead Of ATP Cup

Spoiler:

Spain reached final at last year’s inaugural ATP Cup

With the new ATP Tour season officially kicking off on Thursday, some players are still looking to squeeze in some last-minute preparation ahead of their own tournament debuts. Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut is the latest player to hit the courts in Mallorca at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar to continue his pre-season with the top-ranked Spaniard.

The current World No. 13 travelled to Mallorca with his coach Pepe Vendrell to train alongside 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal, both players focusing on their first tournament of the year. The pair are set to represent Spain in the ATP Cup, where they will be the No. 1 and No. 2 players for the nation that finished last year’s edition as runners-up after losing to Novak Djokovic’s Serbia.

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In 2020, Nadal and Bautista Agut were also part of the Spanish outfit at the inaugural ATP Cup. While the Mallorcan led his country, as is customary, the Castellon native made a name for himself in the competition by winning all six singles matches he played and ending the event unbeaten.

This time around, the ATP Cup takes place at Melbourne Park from 1 to 5 February with 12 countries battling it out for the prestigious title. Spain, with Nadal, Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreño Busta and Marcel Granollers, are one of the favourites for the event.

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Bautista Agut, who will stay at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar until next Sunday, completed his first training session with Nadal on Thursday on one of the facility’s indoor courts under the watchful eyes of Nadal’s coach Carlos Moya and Vendrell.

The No. 13 in the FedEx ATP Ranking is visiting the Nadal's academy for the first time, following preseason visits from players such as Felix Auger-Aliassime and Lorenzo Sonego.

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Bautista Agut's Coach: Training With Nadal 'Improves Every Aspect Of Your Game'

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José Vendrell assesses his player's form after a few days of training with Nadal
Rafael Nadal and Roberto Bautista Agut invested huge amounts of intensity and commitment into every training session they shared in Mallorca before making their way to Australia. This level of dedication before they begin their season is a clear sign of their intentions: to reach fifth gear for the start of 2021.

Both of them will be members of Team Spain at the ATP Cup, a competition in which they were on the verge of the title last year. Before stepping on the plane for the first event on the calendar, José Vendrell, Bautista Agut’s coach, spoke to ATPTour.com to analyse his player’s form.

We covered his successful recovery from an elbow injury, Bautista Agut’s aptitude for the early season, the training sessions at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar and this year’s ATP Cup.


The last time Roberto played was 17 October last year. An elbow injury prevented him from participating at Cologne-2 and Paris-Bercy. How is he feeling?
He's feeling good, he hasn't lost anything and he's been training pretty well throughout the preseason. The injury at the end of last year forced us to change our schedule. He had a period of forced holiday, and later rehabilitation and training. I'm very happy that Roberto has been able to put this injury behind him, although with caution because the elbow is a very particular and sensitive issue.

Once he was able to return to the courts, what have you focussed on in preparation for the 2021 season?
[We focussed] on the aspects that we considered important for him to be consistent and competitive, but without making big changes. Roberto is 32 years old and what you have to do is make small adjustments and progressions and detect in which areas he can improve. For example, the speed of his crosscourt [strokes] early in the point. It’s a factor that sets you apart in today’s tennis. The first shots with the top players make a big difference and you have to try and focus more on that.

And to work on those margins you travelled to Mallorca to train with Nadal.
Because Rafa improves every aspect of your game. He sets a high bar and superhuman demands with huge intensity in training. That really helps. They were really good days, with a lot of quality from both of them.

What does Bautista get from training with Nadal?
Rafa erases the margins for error. If you make a small mistake, he takes advantage straight away. A lot of intensity is required, starting every point with aggression. Even if you hit hard, you know that you may reach a defensive phase because he counter-attacks... He improves your fitness, mental, technical and tactical games. It's like a centrifuge. He takes you out of your comfort zone and mixes you up and it demands a lot from you.


And vice versa? What would you say Bautista brings to the table?
Both players train in a very real way. I don't think there's much difference between how they train and how they compete… But in terms of intensity and seriousness, they really invest themselves. It's been positive for both of them because having a player of the quality and intensity of Roberto will also have helped [Rafa] and focussed him even more, if that's possible, before the season.

From your words it seems you are very happy with this pre-season experience.
Of course. The experience was very good, both Rafa's team and the academy treated us wonderfully. It's a place that lives and breathes tennis, ideal for preparing. It's a world-class centre. Also, if you're lucky enough to train with Rafa, as we did, it's wonderful. It was really good for Roberto to fine-tune that final bit of quality that isn't easy to find in such a long preseason.

If there’s one thing that sets Bautista apart, it’s his ability to come flying out of the blocks when competition starts. His record proves that.
He's very competitive. He's a quality player and not someone that needs much of a warm-up where maybe others need two or three tournaments to find their “A” game. He likes to always be playing well and that means he is ready after a while without competing.


And to what do you think he owes his great performances in the first month of competition each season?
The circumstances are favourable to him. [He has] rest, good preparation, the conditions of the Australian swing and being at home for a while, where he always feels good. All this means he feels fresh and makes him comfortable on court. He's an awkward opponent as the stats demonstrate. There's not much more to it. It's obvious he's one of the players with the best numbers at the start of the year.

At the ATP Cup last year he won all six matches he played. In 2021 he will be back in the Spanish side.
We're really excited, whenever there are tournaments where you represent your country he is very happy to play. Playing in teams with the rest of his teammates really motivates him.

What are you expecting from this year’s ATP Cup?
The tournament has had to be adapted this year, but it is well-conceived because for the players it was a high risk to start without competing in the weeks leading up to the Australian Open. It's a good opportunity. It also takes place in Melbourne and I think that it's a good litmus test for everyone. We're very excited like in 2020 and hopefully we'll have a chance like last year when we were very close to the title.

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"Tu jest jak w więzieniu". Mocne słowa czołowego tenisisty przed Australian Open

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Tenisiści przygotowują się do wielkoszlemowego Australian Open 2021 w trudnych warunkach na obowiązkowej kwarantannie. - Tu jest jak w więzieniu. Z tą różnicą, że mamy dostęp do internetu - wyznał 13. na świecie Roberto Bautista.
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Iga Świątek w hotelowym pokoju przygotowuje się do wielkiego turnieju
Przygotowania do wielkoszlemowego Australian Open 2021 są utrudnione, ponieważ organizatorzy ustalili z lokalnymi władzami i służbami medycznymi, że w dobie pandemii COVID-19 tenisiści przejdą dwutygodniową kwarantannę. Jeśli uzyskają negatywny wynik testu na koronawirusa SARS-CoV-2, to będą mogli w określonych godzinach trenować na korcie i w siłowni.
Warunki nie są idealne. Do tego ujawniono, że 72 graczy trafiło na kwarantannę, podczas której w ogóle nie może opuszczać pokojów, ponieważ podczas podróży samolotem do Melbourne byli narażeni na kontakt z osobą zakażoną. Novak Djoković poprosił organizatorów, aby umożliwić tenisistom odpowiednie warunki do przygotowań do startu w turnieju Wielkiego Szlema. Jego postulaty spotkały się jednak z odmową.

Zawodnicy dzielą się swoimi uwagami w mediach społecznościowych. Organizację, a w szczególności lokalne władze, skrytykował m.in. Roberto Bautista. - Tu jest jak w więzieniu. Z tą różnicą, że mamy dostęp do internetu. Ci ludzie nie mają zielonego pojęcia o tenisie. To kompletna katastrofa. Tennis Australia nie ma kontroli nad wszystkim, to należy do władz - powiedział na antenie Sport 5.

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- Trenuję w pokoju, ale to nie to samo co na korcie. Czuję się bardzo, ale to bardzo spięty i nie wyobrażam sobie pozostania w zamknięciu przez dwa tygodnie. To naprawdę trudne. Będę musiał dużo pracować nad sferą mentalną i być cierpliwy - dodał notowany na 13. miejscu w rankingu ATP Hiszpan.

Kilka godzin po ukazaniu się tej wypowiedzi w telewizji Bautista przeprosił za swoje słowa. "To była prywatna rozmowa, a słowa zostały wyrwane z kontekstu i opublikowane w mediach bez mojej wiedzy. Razem ze swoim trenerem przestrzegamy protokołu przygotowanego przez australijski rząd i Tennis Australia, aby uniknąć ryzyka i móc rywalizować w bezpieczny sposób. To trudny czas dla wszystkich sportowców. Dziękuję wszystkim ludziom, którzy sprawiają, że gra w tenisa znów jest możliwa" - napisał na Twitterze.

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The Last Time... With Roberto Bautista Agut

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Spaniard remembers ‘The Last Time’ he missed a flight, dropped a name and more
“The Last Time” that Roberto Bautista Agut lost an ATP Cup match? Never happened.

The World No. 13 earned a reputation for being Spain’s reliable closer at last year’s inaugural event, winning all six of his singles matches without dropping a set to put his country into the final. Bautista Agut will hope to reprise that role as he teams up with Rafael Nadal, Pablo Carreno Busta and Marcel Granollers to try to bring home Spain’s first ATP Cup crown.

Speaking to ATPTour.com from quarantine, Bautista Agut revealed "The Last Time"...

I forgot an important birthday or anniversary?
Actually last year. It was my anniversary with my wife! Somehow I managed to survive...

Being famous helped me?
It was one time I was going out to dinner. There was a restaurant in America during the summer that always seems to be overbooked. And so I called… and I let them know it was me. And they were able to get me a table and I got to have dinner there.

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I went to a music concert?
It must have been over a year ago by now, more or less. I went to see a concert at the Plaza de Toros in Valencia. [Spanish pop singer] Manuel Carrasco was performing.

I watched a new TV series?
I’m actually watching a new one now, it’s a Spanish series called La Valla (“The Barrier”). I recommend it.

I missed a flight?
Actually I’ve never missed a flight. The only time I missed one was when the flight was cancelled, but never because I was running late.

I paid money to rent a tennis court?
I don’t remember at all… I have no idea, but it definitely couldn’t have happened in Spain. If it happened it must have been abroad, but I honestly don’t remember.



I strung a tennis racquet?
I have never strung a tennis racquet in my life. I know nothing about stringing.

I met a person that I really admired?
Recently I met a violinist that did me the favour of performing at my son’s baptism. I was really excited to meet him. He put together a beautiful concert for the family and the baby.

I shared a hotel room with another player?
That’s got to be so long ago. Juniors? No, actually back when I played Challengers. When you play at the [ATP Challenger Series] level it’s pretty common to share hotel rooms because that way we split the costs.

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Czołowy tenisista grzmi. "Tu jest jak w więzieniu. To kompletna katastrofa"

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No Rafa? No Problem. Spain Claims Australia ATP Cup Win

Spoiler:

Spain will next face Greece on Thursday
Roberto Bautista Agut adjusted well to his role as Spain’s temporary No. 1 singles player on Tuesday, as he clinched Spain’s first victory at the 2021 ATP Cup with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback victory against Alex de Minaur.

The World No. 13 was originally scheduled to face John Millman in the No. 2 singles match, but was promoted to the No. 1 singles position when Rafael Nadal announced he would miss the tie due to a stiff lower back. Following Pablo Carreno Busta's 6-2, 6-4 win against Millman, Bautista Agut created 17 break points and broke De Minaur on five occasions to move Spain to 1-0 in Group B after two hours and 21 minutes.

"Everybody knows that to have Rafa on the team is a pleasure. It’s a privilege to be in the team with him. We can learn a lot of things staying around him. He has been fighting 20 years in a row and we are there to complete the team, to be there and to fight. I think Pablo and I today did a great job," said Bautista Agut.

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Bautista Agut entered the match with a perfect 6-0 record (12-0 sets) at the ATP Cup, but he found himself a set down after a rapid start from De Minaur. The 32-year-old kept his composure on Rod Laver Arena, gained an early break in the second set and rode the momentum to earn his first ATP Head2Head victory in three matches against the Antalya champion.

This is Spain’s second ATP Cup victory against Australia in as many years. At the inaugural edition of the event last year, Spain claimed a 3-0 semi-final victory against the host nation to reach the championship match.

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robe ... w'>Roberto Bautista Agut</a> receives support from <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafa ... ew'>Rafael Nadal</a> in the Spain team zone. Bautista Agut received regular support from Nadal in Spain's team zone.
De Minaur started the match in peak form, as he used impressive his court speed and played with consistent depth and aggression to take a 5-1 lead. The Aussie held set point at 5-1, but Bautista Agut refused to concede the set and found his range on his forehand to recover the breaks.

Bautista Agut served to level the set at 5-5, but De Minaur had other ideas. The 21-year-old stepped inside the baseline and fired forehands into his opponent’s backhand corner to gain an early advantage. De Minaur earned three set points with a pinpoint backhand passing shot down the line and converted his second opportunity when Bautista Agut fired a forehand into the net.


After a dramatic first set which featured seven service breaks, the second set was decided by a single game. Bautista Agut capitalised on a series of forehand errors from De Minaur to establish a 2-1 lead and forced a decider when his opponent misfired another forehand on set point.

The Spaniard took the lead for the first time in the match with a crucial service break at 1-1 in the decider. Bautista Agut found his range from the baseline and dictated rallies with his forehand to claim his first win of the year.

“It was a very tough match. I never beat Alex before today, and I knew it was going to be a difficult match. He's a great player. He's very solid. He runs well. He's a great competitor, and well, it took me a while to get the rhythm of the match at the beginning of the first set,” said Bautista Agut. “But I was turning around the rhythm, playing more aggressive, playing harder, and well, I think the match changed, and finally I could close the match playing very good tennis.”

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pabl ... iew'>Pablo Carreno Busta</a> converts four of seven break points to defeat <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john ... view'>John Millman</a> in straights sets at the <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/ ... rview'>ATP Cup</a> on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, World No. 16 Carreno Busta dropped just three points behind his first serve (25/28) to earn his fourth win in five ATP Head2Head clashes against Millman after 77 minutes.

“Obviously it's very important to us to win the first match… Rafa couldn't play, so I am here to try to help my team,” said Carreno Busta. “Obviously the first match of the season is always difficult, but I think that I played really a good match, feeling very comfortable on court, so happy for the victory. Of course now, [we need to] continue fighting, because they play at home and they're a really good team.”

Carreno Busta played with forehand aggression in crucial moments and extracted errors from the baseline to claim three service breaks in the opening set. The Gijon native moved to the net and attacked Millman’s forehand to break early in the second set and closed the match with powerful serving.

“All credit to both Spaniards, they played extremely well,” said Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt. “Carreno Busta was hitting the ball like a dream the whole match [and] looked very comfortable on the hard court out there. John had a couple of chances there, [but] wasn't quite able to take it. He was too good tonight.

“Then [in the] Bautista Agut [match], Alex was on top early, and was playing great. Bautista Agut changed his game a little bit, and to his credit was able to get back into the match. In the end, it was some really quality tennis from both players, and Alex was unlucky to lose.”

Carreno Busta returned to the court alongside Marcel Granollers to complete a 3-0 victory for Spain. Carreno Busta and Granollers won 83 per cent of their service points (44/53) to clinch a 6-4, 7-5 win against John Peers and Luke Saville.

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