Robert Baptist gave Spain the first point in their game against Canada after beating Vasek Pospisil for 3-6, 6-3 and 6-3thus the world number one Carlos Alcaraz, who will then face Félix Auger-Aliassime, could certify, in the event of victory, the mathematical classification of the Spanish team for the final phase of the Davis Cup in Malaga, which will be played next month from November.
Pospisil started the match with a very clear strategy, good serves and short points, and it worked for him. There was nothing left of the bad version shown by the Canadian against the Korean Hong Seong-chan. Bautista gave up his serve in the sixth game. Enough for the North American who, with a good first serve percentage and very firm at the net, secured the first set 6-3.
The Spanish tennis player had to change his strategy and tried to prevent his rival’s forehands, constantly looking for the backhand to extend the points and play with the impatience of the Canadian. A 3-0 start confirmed it was the right path and the castellonense forced the third set.
The third set started evenly, the heat and the slowness of the track conditioned the game more and more and the Canadian needed the help of the physiotherapist after the second game.
Baptist, with a recital of good serves and pointsand accompanied by the support of the public which in turn put pressure on the Canadian, unbalanced Pospisil, who was out of the game and was erratic in the last part of the game which the Spaniard closed with another 6-3 to give Spain the first point of the day.
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