Roberto Bautista started the season in the best way. The Castellón native qualified this Tuesday for the round of 16 of the Adelaide tournament after defeating Andrey Rublev, fourth seed, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Things did not start well for the already Baptist he was distracted by the strong play of his rival from the back of the courtwhere one break was enough to close out the first set 6-4.
The second sleeve seems to follow the same paths. An early break left victory within the Russian’s fingertips, but then the best version of the Spanish tennis player emerged.
From 1-3 to 6-3. Two consecutive breaks allowed him to turn the score, score the set (6-3) and take the game to the third, where he threw away seniority to settle it on a break in the seventh game and seal his pass to the next round, where he will face the winner of the duel between Andy Murray and Sebastian Korda.
In other matches of the day, Novak Djokovic continued his winning streak in singles matches in Australia, defeating Frenchman Constant Lestienne 6-3 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the Adelaide International.
It was Djokovic’s 30th consecutive singles victory on Australian soil, in a streak that stretches back to 2018. Tuesday’s victory was Djokovic’s first in singles this season and keeps him in track for the semi-final match in Adelaide with the Third seed Daniil Medvedev, who earlier defeated Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (6), 2-1 when the Italian was forced to retire with an injury to the right arm.
Source: La Verdad
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