No. 13 Roberto Bautista Agut, +2 The amiable Spaniard captured his second ATP World Tour crown of the year (Chennai) – and sixth overall – at the Winston-Salem Open with victory over Damir Dzumhur. Read Report & Watch Highlights The 29-year-old Bautista Agut rose two spots to equal his career-high of No. 13 in the Emirates ATP Rankings (first attained on 17 October 2016). He also remains on course for a fourth successive season of 40+ match wins, having compiled a 39-15 record so far in 2017. With the exception of one week, Bautista Agut has been among the Top 20 ranked players since 1 February 2016. No. 42 Kyle Edmund, +3 The 22-year-old Briton advanced to his third ATP...
Roberto Bautista Agut captured his second title of the season on Saturday, beating first-time finalist Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzogovina 6-4, 6-4 to win the Winston-Salem Open crown. The Spaniard fell in the Winston-Salem final last year to compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta, but he came through on the big stage on Saturday to match his career-best season in titles won. "I'm so happy; It's been a great week. I didn't drop a set and I played very good tennis,” the Spaniard said. "It was a tough final. He's playing very smart, he changes the rhythm and plays very tricky. I was very focused and very solid. "After he broke back in both sets I needed to manage the nerves, stay calm...
Top seed Roberto Bautista Agut reached his second consecutive Winston-Salem Open final on Friday, beating German Jan-Lennard Struff 6-2, 6-4 in the semi-finals. Bautista Agut broke four times and especially took advantage of Struff's second serve, winning 72 per cent (26/36) of those points. The German was playing in his first semi-final since 2014 Metz. “I'm so happy to be in the final again. Today I played a very good match. It's been a great week for me,” Bautista Agut said. The Spaniard fell in last year's title match to countryman Pablo Carreno Busta. He will go for his second title of the season (Chennai, d. Medvedev) and the sixth of his career against first-time finalist Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzogovina,...
Top seed Roberto Bautista Agut kept alive his hopes for return trip to the Winston-Salem Open final on Thursday, holding off #NextGenATP American Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-6(3). Bautista Agut won 80 per cent of his service points and didn't face a break point in the 89-minute quarter-final. The Spaniard fell in last year's final to countryman Pablo Carreno Busta. “I think it was a great match I played very solid... I played very aggressive,” Bautista Agut said. He will next play German Jan-Lennard Struff, who beat #NextGenATP Croatian Borna Coric 6-4, 7-6(2). Bautista Agut will be playing in his fifth semi-final of the season (Chennai, Sofia, Munich, Gstaad). He captured the Aircel Chennai Open title, beating #NextGenATP Russian Daniil Medvedev....