Roberto Bautista becomes the first big name in Davis Cup 2024 regarding the Spanish team. The tennis veteran from Castellón, who was already a hero of the End of 2019 next to Rafa Nadaladded the first point in Spain’s opening match, against Czech Republicafter having conquered Jiri Lehecka (7-6, 6-4) in a match in which he knew how to hide and ended up surprising an emerging tennis player on the circuit, but who succumbed to the experience and determination of Bautista.
With this triumph which, despite the confidence in RobertIt was not on paper, the victory of Spain depends on the triumph of Carlos Alcarazwho will play the second point against the Czech number 1, Thomas Machacnext. Currently, the team led by David Ferrer already has a balsamic victory and that allows to start well a series of qualifying rounds for which each victory adds a lot, with the cushion of having Alcaraz as a double agent – he will play individually and in pairs.
Baptiste it was better than Lehecka in the two scenarios proposed by the meeting. In the first set, the 36-year-old from Castellón had to start ahead due to an opening break from his Czech rival, but he knew how to deactivate the service of Jiri to equalize and then, in the maximum tension of the tie-break, give a lesson in determination and score the first round. In the second, Robert He struck early and held on, even with a double break, until closing after a burst of courage from his rival.
