The Spanish Roberto Bautista qualified for the round of 32 of the Masters 1,000 ATP in Madrid by defeating the French Quentin Halis by 4-6, 7-6 (6) and 6-3, supported by a risk-free game that led him to make only five unforced errors.
The recent confrontation between the two in Estoril, with a 7-6 and 7-5 victory for Halys, was a prelude to the equality that can be expected at Caja Mágica, also on clay.
halys, 66 in the world, in a season with ups and downs and the round of 16 in Miami as the most outstanding result, he broke the Spaniard in the first set and was on the verge of breaking his serve in the second, although this will have to resort to the tiebreaker game, in the second round. that the man from Castellón was sure of.
Baptist, 25 of the ATP, he reached the third set pending account to break his rival’s serve, which he did to take a 2-1 lead and, again, to close out the match at 6-3.
Halys, who scored 13 aces in the first two sets, slowed in the third and finished with 15.
Bautista’s next rival, for a spot in the round of 16, is the Russian Karen Khachanovatenth favorite
Source: La Verdad
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