Bautista joins Alcaraz to make history in Basel

The Spanish Robert Baptist stopped Swiss development Stan Wawrinka and the push of the local public and won 7-5 and 7-6 (5) to access the semifinals of the ATP 500 tournament in Basel.

Two Spaniards bid for victory in the Swiss tournament. Carlos Alcarazwho first defeated his countryman Pablo Carreno (6-3 and 6-4) and now Bautista, who needed two hours and nine minutes to break the resistance of the veteran tennis player from Geneva.

It is a historical fact of Spanish tennis in this event, that it has never seen two Spanish semifinalists in the same edition. The presence of three in the quarterfinals was also a record.

the player of Castellontwenty seconds in the ATP ranking and winner this season in Kitzbuhel and Doha to raise the number of victories in his history to eleven, will have to do his best against a reborn rival who is improving his feelings day by day -day after spending a year out of competition due to an injury to his left foot.

The winner of three Grand Slams and became the third tennis player in the world, defeated the second favorite, the Norwegian. Casper Ruud and the American Brandon Nakashima before meeting Bautista who has not played since the Doha tournament in 2019. Then the Spaniards also won, although two years ago, in their first meeting, in Saint Petersburg, the victory went to Wawrinka.

The Swiss, recognized throughout the Basel public season, took a step forward in this event. He reached the quarterfinals after losing in the first round to Antwerp and Astana. The 37-year-old Swiss has not played in a final since 2019 and has not won a title since 2017.

Bautista will seek the semifinals against the winner of the duel between the young Dane Holger Rune and the french Arthur Rinderknechtfrom the previous episode.