Bautista Agut: Every match against Novak Djokovic is tough
In an interview to ATP, Roberto Bautista Agut had previewed his fourth-round match against Novak Djokovic at the Miami Open. This year, they faced each other in Doha with the Spaniard playing an awesome match to upset the world no. 1 for the first time in his career. “I know Novak pretty well because we’ve been playing against each other for the past six or seven years. He’s a great player, he’s no. 1 in the world and every time I have to play him, it’s a very tough match. I have to be very concentrated Of course, it’s a very strict match mentally and physically," said Bautista Agut following his straight-set win over Fabio Fognini in the third round.
Analyzing why he always starts the season on a good note, Bautista Agut added: “It’s been two years in a row that I did a very good pre-season for a month and then I started playing well in Australia and after that, I got a fever for seven days. It’s not easy to recover — the body and everything — after two very good months of practice and a lot of stress physically. Now I feel great. I think I played a good tournament in Dubai. I lost in the second round against Basilashvili but played a good match. Last week it was also a good match [against Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round], but I couldn’t get the win. Tennis is a very, very tough sport. To be 100 per cent every day or every tournament during the year, it’s very tough."
Djokovic lost the fourth round to Bautista Agut 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. The Serb led by a set and a break but the Spaniard bounced back to claim the second set after a rain delay and then, win the match after winning the deciding set.
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