Bautista swept Hong and brought Spain closer to Malaga

The Spanish team is sure to win this Sunday South Korea on the last day of Davis Cup group stage. Clearly clear to men of Sergio Bruguera, who started the tie fully motivated and convinced of their favoritism. So, in those places, Robert Baptist is swept the first point to Seong-Chan Hong through 6-1 and 6-3 to put the 1-0 and leave the first ‘match-ball’ of the tie to Carlos Alcaraz.

Spain’s loss on the second day against Canada leaving no room for error lead in this last round of the qualifying phase, but the efficiency of the Spaniards is noticeable in the ranking with respect to the Koreans. This was shown in a first point where Bautista dominates his rival at will who left with a huge margin to a Spanish team that only needed one of the following two points to achieve its goal.

Baptist faced a Hong sank to the 384th position of the world ranking and has demonstrated its track prowess at all times. Untouchable on his first serve, dominating his forehand and in a match where he was completely successful, with only six unforced errorsthe man from Castellón had no difficulty in getting the victory.

Comfortable serving and returning, Bautista went a devastating 5-0 in the first games of the match, where Hong barely added four points. The Korean scored the game of honor before Bautista made it 6-1 in the first quarter. The Spaniard broke his rival’s serve again at the start of the second set and, despite Hong’s anecdotal counter-break for 1-1, worked himself in without giving Hong any options to make it 5-2. Although Bautista faltered on his serve to close out the match, placed shortly after remaining 6-3.

So, Spain is brushing with the tips of the fingers the classification for the Finals of the Davis Cup. Carlos Alcaraz will take the witness for the second game, where a more important rival awaits him, such as Soon Woo Kwon. Of course, the world number 1 starts as a clear favorite to sentence the tie and close the goal.