Roberto Bautista becomes again Hero of the Spanish team and explodes the San Luis fountain Valence with a major Davis Cup victory. The Spanish tennis player I came backin an almost improbable manner and with the epic as its standard, to a Arthur Son who practically won the match, but which Bautista’s pressure and push ended up reducing and forcing a defeat by (2-6, 7-5 and 6-3) who leaves Spain to a victory of Alcaraz from the Final to the 8 of Málaga.
With the victory of Bautista, once again surprising according to the ranking –62 for the native of Castellón against 25 for his rival– against Lehecka, Spain depends on Carlos Alcarazwho will play a difficult match in the second round against Ugo Humbertthe other top 20 player present in the Davis Cup group stage, to close his qualification for the Final 8 in Malaga and continue dreaming of the Davis Cup title. If the Murcian wins in duel no. 1 or in doubles with Marcel Granollers, against the experienced Herbert and Roger Vasselin, the Spanish team will be ranked without waiting for Sunday’s draw with Australia.
Second chapter for Spain in this edition of the Davis Cup and will begin, as in Wednesday’s triumphant match against the Czech Republic, with A reborn Roberto Bautista for the cause of the national team tournament. The man from Castellón, after beating Lehecka, was now going to face another dangerous and emerging rival, an Arthur Fils who had just beaten Popyrin on Wednesday with magnificent sensations.
The match scenario could have foreseen a series of exchanges that would lengthen the game, but certainly not a start that would cover six games in half an hour in which the exchanges were constant, leaving the balance leaning towards Arthur Fils. , more decisive in key moments and coming out on top in the first alternation of counters. Once he was able to secure his serve, the forehand and backhand of the young valiant Frenchman made the difference and blurred the game. a tired baptist And? lost the first set 6-2.
The comeback proved necessary at the Fuente de San Luis, where despite the partial defeat, they continued to encourage and trust Bautista. The spirits calmed down with the break with which Fils took the lead, powerful in all his shortcuts, in a second set that seemed to be heading towards the almost certain defeat of Roberto. Arthur was even 5-4 years old and serve in your favor, but when things go well, the pressure He managed to beat the young man of barely 20 years old and Bautista, 36, took advantage of this to take his wheel and make a comeback that turned into a tie with 7-5 on the dashboard.
In the third chapter of a very long match After three hours, Bautista reappeared in spectacular fashion and gave a recital of tennis and combat to overtake Spain in this duel against France. In another very tight set, the Spaniard beat the Frenchman in a formidable exercise in endurance. It was 5-3 and La Fuente de San Luis showed up to push a huge Roberto Bautistawho in service closed an epic victory. Spain is now in the hands of Carlos Alcaraz.
