The Canadian Denis Shapovalov the Spanish winning streak ended Roberto Bautistawhich they defeated in the round of 16 of the Basel tournament by 6-3 and 7-6 (4)and reached the quarterfinals, where he would face the winner of the clash between his compatriots Felix Auger Aliassime and the french Giovani Mpetshi Perricard.
Roberto Bautista faced off against a rival he had consistently beaten in six straight wins. Five in Antwerp, where he won on Sunday, including the one against the Norwegian Casper Ruud in the first section of Basel.
Shapovalov underlined the bête noire status of the Spanish player, whom he defeated both at Wimbledon in 2021 and a week ago in Washington. This time, the American got into the match better and then avoided the reaction of Bautista, who fought until the second set tiebreaker, to close out the win after one hour and 41 minutes.
At the same time, the Basel public said goodbye to the local idol Stanislas Wawrinkawhich cannot extend its presence in the tournament. After defeating the Frenchman in the first round Adrien Mannarinothe veteran Swiss player lost to youth Ben Shelton by 7-6 (2) and 7-5, in one hour and 37 minutes of the first face-to-face between the two.
Shelton reached his thirteenth quarterfinal on the circuit, his ninth in 2024, which he will play against the first seed, the Russian. Andrey Rublev.
The American joins the French Arthur Filsseventh favorite, which eliminated the Spaniards from the tournament Pedro Martinez by 7-5 and 6-3, en route to the quarterfinals, where they will face the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasthird seed
The Frenchman, ranked twentieth in the world, needed just an hour and a half to topple Martínez, who will face him for the third time in 2024, although for the first time on hard court. Espanyol won the rivalry in Santiago de Chile and Fils the one in Bordeaux.
Fils, winner this year in Tokyo and Hamburg, victories that joined Lyon last year, will play in the quarterfinals with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, third seed, who beat the Dutch Botic Van de Zandschulp by 7-6(3 ) and 7 -5 in one hour and 48 minutes.
Source: La Verdad
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