Bautista, to the final after resisting the ‘cannon shots’ of Kokkinakis

Roberto Bautista 34 years old and world number 26, he handled a tough semifinal against the explosive Australian with experience. Thanasi Kokkinakis, 26 years old and No. 110. The man from Castellón disappointed the hopes of the local idol, defending the ATP 250 title in Adelaide, Australia.

the student of Dani Gimeno-Traver and Felix Mantilla he won 7-6 (4), 3-6 and 6-3 in 2:34′, meeting this Saturday (8:30 am) with the South Korean soonwoo kwonwhich eliminated the first rival of Rafael Nadal on Monday at the Australian Open, the British Jack Draperby 7-6 (6), 6-7 (2) and 6-3.

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‘Rober’ took advantage of the only break point in his favor to unbalance the third set from the start, which led to his victory as he continued to be strong in defending his own serve despite constant difficulties: he came back from with 11 of 12 balls from the ‘break’, his only escape meant surrendering the second set.

Twenty ‘aces’ hit Kokkinakis, although it was also counted, and faced, by Bautista, who will be playing in his 22nd final on the ATP circuit, the first this season. He is seeking an eleventh title.

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It will be a rivalry until this unprecedented day on the ATP Tour, against a soonwoo kwon seeded in the final from the previous stage of the tournament. At 25 years old, world number 84, the Asian wants to revalidate the success of Nur-Sultan 2021, chasing in his first final. You now have a second chance.