Tennis, Sinner beats Bautista in Barcelona, ​​now it’s up to Nadal

Third consecutive crossing for the two players, Jannik also wins on red after the round of 16 in Dubai and the semifinal in Miami. Tomorrow the match against the Russian finalist in Monte Carlo

Maybe Netflix will acquire the rights to an exciting, grueling new TV series: “Sinner vs. Bautista”. The third act of the challenge between Jannik and the Spaniard has as its setting the Pista Manolo Santana in Barcelona. In the beginning it was Dubai (round of 16), then Miami (semifinal), and now the Spanish clay, where Jannik Sinner plays the tournament for the first time. The previous two were already in Jannik’s favor, after two hard-fought matches. On earth, however, the result does not change: still an exhausting struggle, a breathless arm wrestling. First set closed at the tie break with the South Tyrolean who extends his winning statistic: 11 won out of 14 played. In the second, Sinner immediately starts with his foot on the accelerator and snatches the joke from Bautista who tries to get back in a draw in the 4th game. Almost 15 minutes of battle, 7 draws, three break points canceled by Sinner who then confirms the advantage. The 7th game is the decisive one, with Sinner leading to 5-2 and serve. It ends 7-6 6-2 with a view to the quarterfinals against the most successful red of the season, Andrey Rublev who beat Ramos in three sets.

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Aliassime beats his friend

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Meanwhile, in the first match of the day, the derby between Canadian friends Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime, who grew up together with the Canadian tennis project, the fresh student of Toni Nadal won a place in the quarterfinals by beating the left-handed 6-2 6 -3. From 16 on the field named after him, Rafa Nadal will also return to the field, who left a set to Ivashka in the second round.

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