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Roberto Bautista Agut vs Milos Raonic: ATP S-Hertogenbosch – second round
Two former top 10 players will collide in the second round of the ATP S-Hertogenbosch.
Roberto Bautista Agut Profile
Roberto Bautista Agut is 85th in the rankings, and his career high was No. 9 in the world. The Spaniard is 18-15 for the season and 1-0 on grass.
Bautista Agut is coming off a 7-6, 6-2 win over Marc Andrea Huesler in the first round. At the French Open, he lost to Juame Munar in the opening round.
Bautista Agut’s best result this season was the quarterfinals in Hong Kong and Bordeaux.
This is his first appearance in S-Hertogenbosh after nine years, and he won the tournament in 2014.
Milos Raonic Profile
The former world No. 3, Milos Raonic, is currently 197th in the ATP rankings. The Canadians are 5-2 for the season and 1-0 on grass.
Raonic is coming off a 6-3, 6-4 win over Jordan Thompson in the first round. His best result of the season was reaching the quarterfinals in Rotterdam after beating Jesper de Jong and Alexander Bublik, but he retired in the match against Jannik Sinner.
This is his second appearance in S-Hertogenbosch after losing in the second round last year.
Head-to-Head Raonic leads 5-0
- Raonic vs Bautista Agut 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 (2017 Australian Open, round of 16)
- Raonic vs Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-4 (2016 Queen’s Club, quarterfinal)
- Raonic vs Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 (2015 ATP Shanghai, second round)
- Raonic vs Bautista Agut 6-2, 7-6 (2015 ATP Sankt Petersburg, semifinal)
- Raonic vs Bautista Agut 7-5, 7-6 (2014 ATP Paris Masters, round of 16)
Prediction and Conclusion
For the first time after seven years, Bautista Agut and Raonic will stay on the opposite side of the net. The Canadian won all five of the previous matches against Bautista Agut, but his career has seen a major fall due to multiple injuries. Raonic is a former Wimbledon finalist, and his serve can be lethal on grass. Bautista Agut moves way better on the court despite being 36 years old. It will be very interesting to see where these two stand at the moment, and Bautista Agut looks better prepared, which will take him to the next round.
