At 36 years and 91 days he became the oldest Spanish professional to reach the round of 16 at Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal He was 36 and 17 days old in the 2022 edition, when he reached the semifinals and was unable to play due to an abdominal injury.
Also Roberto Bautista He reached the semi-finals in his season. He completed his best Grand Slam result by standing in the penultimate round of 2019, when he had to postpone his bachelor party with some friends, who ended up witnessing live how the Castellón native measured forces against in Novak Djokovicfighting until losing with the seven-time champion.
The All England Club is great at Baptist, where he ended a streak of three consecutive Grand Slam first rounds. He’s dropped in the rankings, he’s 112, after a bad streak that included a fall from a horse that ended with a broken fibula when the saddle caught his foot. It disappointed the final stage of the 2023 season.
In the fight to climb the ranks, the victory over the Italian was golden Fabio Fognini, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 5-7, 7-6 (1), 6-4. At 6-5 in the fourth set, the match continued this Saturday. If rain had delayed it on Friday, this time it was delayed by several hours.
The Spaniard defeated a rival who is also an expert, 37 years old, and with whom he has a negative balance of seven defeats in eleven matches. A joy for Bautista, who on Sunday will play in the fourth round, round of 16, with the American Tommy Paulrecent champion on Queen’s grass and more rested than Levantine.
With his newfound success, Baptist He reached 50 on grass, becoming the tenth active ATP player to reach this figure.
Source: La Verdad
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