Roberto Bautista-Agut

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2021 w liczbach:

Ranking: 19
Bilans meczów: 29-25
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 2 (Montpellier, Doha)
Zarobki: $1,351,652

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Pepe Vendrell nie jest już szkoleniowcem RBA. Od przyszłego sezonu będzie Hiszpan współpracował między innymi ze swoim rodakiem, który się zwie Daniel Gimeno-Traver.

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Bautista Agut: 'You Have To Keep The Flame Burning'

Spoiler:

Spaniard begins 2022 with a new coaching team
Roberto Bautista Agut has never been in a rush. The Spaniard, one of the most consistent players on Tour, broke into the Top 100 of the FedEx ATP Rankings at 24 years of age. His journey has been a steady one, completing each phase with measured aplomb. Now, with an already impressive career under his belt, he is looking to prolong his prowess on Tour.

The Castellon-native will embark on the 2022 season having ended his professional relationship with Pepe Vendrell, his coach for the past 11 years, time during which he made his way into the elite. With Vendrell by his side, he produced the most brilliant moments of his successful career: his nine ATP Tour titles, Grand Slam semi-final, ATP Masters 1000 final and many other milestones.

“It's a moment you never see coming,” Bautista Agut admitted to ATPTour.com. “Pepe and I have practically been one person for all this time. We were by each other's sides for many years and I've enjoyed some of the best moments of my career with him in my corner. It's a big change, especially at first. You have some well-drilled routines, you're really used to certain things, the way you work with a person.”

Bautista Agut will start this new phase of his career with a new formula, bringing former Top 50 players Daniel Gimeno-Traver and Tomas Carbonell onto his team. They will split the weeks by his side throughout the season.

“I believe in a dual team. It's a very demanding sport for just one coach and I think splitting the weeks is the best way,” Bautista Agut said.

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Photo Credit: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
“Dani has started out very keen and excited. I have approached it with the same attitude and I feel very happy. Dani is great, a very good guy,” Bautista Agut said. “We already had a good relationship off the court. Now I guess the relationship will be even stronger.”

The bond between the two Castellon men is a strong one, and Bautista Agut will be hoping that trust provides a driving force to help him maintain his best tennis in the season during which he will turn 34.

“We’ve met up quite a lot, we’ve even played each other in the odd match,” Bautista Agut recalled. “We’ve played doubles tournaments together. Dani is a player who has had a very long career. He’s someone who has a lot of experience after being a good player. He has a different background to Pepe, who has been fantastic and fundamental for my career.

“Dani will tell me new things, he’ll help both technically and tactically. They are both quite different. Also, I’m also going to be with Tomas this year. I’ve worked with him before, we know each other and it will be important to get his advice.”

Roberto is looking to get the ball rolling again after his 2021 season came to an abrupt end. When he was ready to lead out the Spanish team in the Davis Cup Finals, Bautista Agut had to withdraw from the event at the Caja Mágica due to an abdominal injury that forced him to be cautious and take a step back.

“Injuries are like accidents, they happen when you least expect it,” Bautista Agut said. “It was a shame, but it didn’t hold me back much. Luckily it wasn’t very serious, but a tear means you have to stop everything. I couldn’t train for 15 days, although a week after the tear I started working in the gym.

“Now I’ve been doing fitness and tennis for 10 days. But I’m happy and excited and keen to play next year.”

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robe ... w'>Roberto Bautista Agut</a> defeated three seeded players en route to the <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/ ... iew'>Miami Open presented by Itau</a> semi-finals.
Photo Credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images
The 2022 season presents a huge challenge for Bautista Agut. The elite of the game is packed with young talent and the average age of the Top 10 at the end of the year was 25.6, the youngest since the 2009 season. What does a player like the Spaniard, who will be celebrating his 34th birthday in April, need to maintain his place among the best players in the world?

“You have to keep the flame burning. Personally I think you have to nurture your passion, take care of it,” Bautista Agut said. “After what happened at the Davis Cup I had three days of holiday, then I started to work straight away. I’m not short on desire! I’m looking forward to having a good year next year and to continuing to compete at the top.”

The Spaniard, who will compete in the ATP Cup in Sydney and the Australian Open to kick off his 2022 season, has no doubt about what he wants from the new year.

“Firstly, to have a consistent year,” said Bautista Agut, who has finished the last eight seasons among the 25 best players in the world. “I’d like to complete the year without any frights or injuries. My second wish is to be able to enjoy tennis and the level of my play, to come off court and feel good about myself and the standard of my game.

“To do that, you have to have a lot of desire, to be very professional, train every day with a goal. There is a key expression that I like to repeat to myself: I have to live and breathe tennis. This sport demands a lot. There has been a change of generation, there are very young people that are already at the top with a different style of tennis to that of a few years ago. Facing that is extra motivation for me. I’m happy to be there for another year and to fight for the top positions again as I have done in recent years.”

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Bautista Agut Targeting More Spanish Success In Sydney

Spoiler:

Carreno Busta is Spain's No. 2 singles player

Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreno Busta are both focused on going one step better than in 2020, when they helped Team Spain reach the ATP Cup final.

Bautista Agut, who leads Spain this year in the absence of Rafael Nadal, fondly remembered the inaugural edition on Thursday, saying, “I think the ATP Cup of 2020 I think was one of the best tournaments I ever played.

“The organisation and the event was amazing. We had the chance to play the group in Perth, and then the final event here in Sydney, and Spain played very well. We reached the final. We lost in the deciding doubles, and it was a great experience.”

The 33-year-old, a nine-time ATP Tour titlist, is feeling confident and looking forward to the opportunity, starting against Chile on Saturday, before then playing Norway and Serbia in Group A.

“I think we have to be very focused in our three points,” Bautista Agut said. “Every point is 33 per cent. In my case, I feel good. I feel I [am] practising well, I did a great job at home. I think I can play a good ATP Cup. I think we have a very complete team. We are all good players, and the practise has been good.”



World No. 20 Carreno Busta, who made his ATP Cup singles debut last year, when he helped Spain advance to the semi-finals, believes strong team depth is essential for success at the 16-team event.

“In this competition there are three points, it's very important to have good team, not just a good No. 1,” Carreno Busta said. “I think that in this case, Spain has a very good team. [A] good No. 1 [in] Roberto, but also No. 2, 3, 4, and 5 [players].

“We know the No. 2 player is very important. I have a lot of responsibility, because we know that all of the opponents have a Top 10 or similar as their No. 1 [player]. We need to win the first point to go up on the score.”

Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Pedro Martinez complete Team Spain, with Martinez making his ATP Cup debut. The 24-year-old, who rose to a career-high No. 58 in the FedEx ATP Rankings last season, is looking forward to the experience.

“I'm very happy to join the Spanish team,” Martinez said. “I think we have a really strong team. Both players can beat anyone on the Tour. We also have a good chance in doubles. Let's see how the groups are. I think we have a big chance to qualify, and I believe in the Spanish team because I think it's very strong.”

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Spaniards Ride Contrasting Victories To Eclipse Chile At ATP Cup

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Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreno Busta paired two very different paths to victory to clinch Spain's win over Chile on Day 1 of the ATP Cup in Sydney.

After watching Carreno Busta twice needing to dig himself out of deep holes in the No. 2 singles against Alejandro Tabilo, 33-year-old RBA was having nothing of that himself as he made an explosive start against Cristian Garin.

The World No. 19 claimed nine of the first 10 games of the match, serving up a bagel to No. 17 Garin in the first set with depth and precision of shot. Garin broke back for 2-3 in the second set but immediately surrendered his serve, and Bautista Agut soon after closed out his victory 6-0, 6-3.

“Today was a good start for me. I played very solid and I’m very happy to get the win,” Bautista Agut said. “I like the conditions and this court. Sydney is a great city, so it’s very good to start the year playing ATP Cup.”


Bautista Agut’s impressive returning anchored his victory as he won 44 per cent of first-serve returns and 65 per cent of second-serve returns. He was also efficient in converting five of seven break point opportunities.

With an 8-2 record at the ATP Cup — including a perfect 6-0 mark as Spain's No. 2 player in 2020 — Bautista Agut is one of the most successful players in tournament history.

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pabl ... iew'>Pablo Carreno Busta</a> is Spain's No. 2 singles player at the 2022 <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/ ... rview'>ATP Cup</a>.
Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP Tour
In the first match of the tie, Carreno Busta rallied from sluggish starts in both sets against Tabilo to give Spain an early 1-0 lead. The former Top 10 Spaniard used his experience to rally from 0-3 in both sets to claim a 6-4, 7-6(4) win over the left-handed World No. 139 Tabilo, who last year played just six tour-level matches (2-4 record).

"It was very difficult at the beginning of the match because he was playing unbelievable," Carreno Busta said. "I was fighting all the time... and I ended up playing much better than I started."

Carreno Busta, 30, who defeated Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev en route to the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal last year, claimed his 231st career win today. That stands in stark contrast to 24-year-old Tabilo's five tour-level wins.

Spain completed a 3-0 sweep of the tie when Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Pedro Martinez toughed out a 7-6(3), 4-6, 10-7 win over Tomas Barrios Vera and Alejandro Tabilo.

The ATP Cup format sees the No. 2 singles played first, followed by the No. 1 singles and doubles.

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Bautista Agut Is Back and Raring To Go

Spoiler:

World No. 19 is leading Spain at ATP Cup in Sydney
Roberto Bautista Agut has never been in a rush. The Spaniard, one of the most consistent players on Tour, broke into the Top 100 of the ATP Rankings at 24 years old. His journey has been a steady one, completing each phase with measured aplomb. Now, with an already-impressive career under his belt, he is looking to prolong his prowess on Tour.

The Castellon native will embark on the 2022 season having ended his professional relationship with Pepe Vendrell, his coach for the past 11 years, during which he made his way into the elite. With Vendrell by his side, Bautista Agut has produced the most impressive moments of his success-packed career: his nine ATP Tour titles, his Grand Slam semi-final [Wimbledon in 2019], winning the Davis Cup and playing at the Olympic Games, among many other milestones.

“It's a moment you never see coming,” admits Bautista Agut to ATPTour.com. “Pepe and I have practically been one person for all this time. We were by each other's sides for many years and I've enjoyed some of the best moments of my career with him in my corner. It's a big change, especially at first. You have some well-drilled routines, you're really used to certain things, the way you work with a person.”

Bautista Agut will start this new phase of his career with a new formula, bringing Daniel Gimeno-Traver and Tomas Carbonell into his team, who will split the weeks between them throughout the season. “I believe in a dual team. It's a very demanding sport for just one coach and I think splitting the weeks is the best way,” he explains.

"Dani has started out very keen and excited. I have approached it with the same attitude and I feel very happy. Dani is great, a very good guy,” Bautista Agut, who is in the midst of an intense preseason in Castellon with the man from Nules, added. “We already had a good relationship off the court. Now I guess the relationship will be even stronger.”


The bond between the two Castellon men is a strong one, and Bautista Agut will be hoping that trust provides a driving force to help him maintain his best tennis in the season during which he will turn 34.

“We’ve met up quite a lot, we’ve even played each other in the odd match,” Bautista Agut recounts. “We’ve played doubles tournaments together. Dani is a player who has had a very long career. He’s someone who has a lot of experience after being a good player. He has a different background to Pepe, who has been fantastic and fundamental for my career. Dani will tell me new things, he’ll help both technically and tactically. They are both quite different. Also, I’m also going to be with Tomas this year. I’d worked with him before, we know each other and it will be important to get his advice.”

Bautista Agut is looking to get the ball rolling again after his 2021 season came to an abrupt end. When he was ready to lead out the Spanish team in the Davis Cup finals, the World No. 19 had to withdraw from the event in Madrid due to an abdominal injury that forced him to be cautious and take a step back.

“Injuries are like accidents, they happen when you least expect it,” he explains. “It was a shame, but it didn’t hold me back much. Luckily it wasn’t very serious, but a tear means you have to stop everything. I couldn’t train for 15 days, although a week after the tear I started working in the gym. Now I’ve been doing fitness and tennis for 10 days. But I’m happy and excited and keen to play next year.”

The 2022 season presents a huge challenge for Bautista Agut. The elite of the game is packed with young talent and the average age of the Top 10 at the end of the year was 25.6, the youngest since the 2009 season. What does a player like Bautista Agut, who will be celebrating his 34th birthday in April, need to maintain his place among the best players in the world?

“You have to keep the flame burning,” the Spaniard said. “Personally I think you have to nurture your passion, take care of it. After what happened at the Davis Cup I had three days of holiday then I started to work straight away. I’m not short on desire! I’m looking forward to having a good year next year and to continuing to compete at the top.”

The Spaniard, who will compete in the ATP Cup in Sydney and the Australian Open to kick off his 2022 season, is in no doubt about what he wants from the new year.

"Firstly, to have a consistent year,” says the World No. 19, who has finished the past eight seasons inside the Top 25 in the ATP Rankings. “I’d like to complete the year without any frights or injuries. My second wish is to be able to enjoy tennis and the level of my play. To come off court and feel good about myself and the standard of my game.

“To do that, you have to have a lot of desire, to be very professional, train every day with a goal. There is a key expression that I like to repeat to myself: I have to live and breathe tennis. This sport demands a lot. There has been a change of generation, there are very young people that are already at the top with a different style of tennis to that of a few years ago. Facing that is extra motivation for me. I’m happy to be there for another year and to fight for the top positions again as I have done in recent years.”

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Bautista Agut's Big Win Against Ruud Keeps Spain Perfect In Group A

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Defeating Roberto Bautista Agut at the ATP Cup is a difficult task, which Casper Ruud learned the hard way on Monday.

Bautista Agut improved to 9-2 in singles at the team event with a 6-4, 7-6(4) victory against Ruud, which clinched Spain's triumph against Norway. The 33-year-old won 92 per cent of his first-serve points and did not face a break point.

“Casper is playing unbelievable tennis, [he did] an unbelievable performance last year, and today I played very good,” Bautista Agut said in his on-court interview. “I returned very well, I made very few unforced errors and I played aggressively. I try to play matches like this and that is why I am practising hard and I am trying to show this level.”

Last year, Ruud showed that he is more than just a clay-court stalwart. In fact, he excelled on hard courts, advancing to the semi-finals of the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. But he struggled to crack Bautista Agut's baseline armour. The Spaniard was more solid throughout the match and did not let slip his focus.

"I had to be very focussed on the return and I had to try to play aggressively to not give easy balls in the middle of the court to his forehand," Bautista Agut said. "I tried to play very aggressively to find his backhand as many times as possible and also try to put pressure going to the net sometimes and today it was a great match and a very good win for me."

Spain is now 2-0 at this year's ATP Cup, having also defeated Chile in Group A action. They will try to remain perfect on Wednesday against Serbia.

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