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Roberto Bautista Agut vs Maximilian Marterer: Wimbledon – First round
Veteran Roberto Bautista Agut will start his journey at Wimbledon against Maximillian Marterer on Monday.
Roberto Bautista Agut Profile
The former world No. 9 Roberto Bautista Agut is currently 122nd in the ATP rankings. The Spaniard is 21-18 for the season and 4-3 on grass.
He is coming off a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 loss to Gael Monfils in the quarterfinal in Mallorca. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Ugo Humbert and Taro Daniel.
That was his third quarterfinal of the season after reaching the same stage in Hong Kong and Bordeaux.
Bautista Agut made his debut at Wimbledon in 2010, and his best result was the semifinal in 2019, where he lost to Novak Djokovic.
Maximilian Marterer Profile
Maximilian Marterer is 87th in the ATP rankings, and his career high is No. 45 in the world. The German is 10-18 for the season and 2-2 on grass.
Marterer is coming off a 6-1, 6-2 loss to Paul Jubb in the first round in Mallorca. The week before, he failed to qualify for the main draw in Stuttgart against Mathieu Martineau.
Marterer’s best result for the season was the second round at the French Open, where he lost to Zizou Bergs after defeating Jordan Thompson in the first one.
Last year, Marterer reached the third round of Wimbledon, where he lost to Alexander Bublik.
Head-to-Head
This will be the first match between Roberto Bautista Agut and Maximillian Marterer.
Prediction and Conclusion
Roberto Bautista Agut is one of the veteran players still pushing hard on the tour, and his best results on the Grand Slam level have been at Wimbledon. The Spaniard has played pretty well in recent weeks on grass, which was not the case with Marterer. Given his age, the German is in his prime, but he barely won any matches in the main draw this season. He has a solid serve, which may keep him in the match to a certain point. Still, Bautista Agut will win this match, which will go over 35.5 games in total.
