Bautista Agut wins thriller to put Spain into ATP Cup final
Spain will meet either Russia or Canada in the final on Sunday
Tennis – ATP Cup – Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia – January 7, 2022 Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut celebrates with teammates after winning his semi final match against Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz || 217103_0101
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Roberto Bautista Agut won a thrilling encounter with Hubert Hurkacz on Friday to send Spain into the final of the ATP Cup.
Hurkacz saved five match points but Bautista Agut won the deciding-set tiebreak 7-5 to secure a 7-6 (6), 2-6, 7-5 win over the Pole and seal a 2-0 victory. Pablo Carreno Busta put them ahead early on with a 6-2, 6-1 win against Jan Zielinski.
Spain will play the winner of Saturday’s second semi-final between Russia and Canada.
“It’s a match that I will always remember,” Bautista Agut said, after extending his perfect record in this year’s competition. “I think both of us could get the win today. He also really deserved a lot of good things. But this is our game, this is tennis. Today I was the one who got the win. I think I also deserved it. I did a lot of good things on the court.
“Sometimes you get the win on the first [match] point. He played two or three lines in a row, but sometimes you stay focused like today, you keep working and finally you lose the tie-break,” Bautista Agut said. “But today I kept working and I got the win.”
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