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Rogers Cup: Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Reilly Opelka 8/13/21 Tennis Prediction

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Reilly Opelka
August 13, 2021 3:00 pm EDT

Roberto Bautista Agut meets Reilly Opelka in the quarter final of the 2021 Rogers Cup on Friday, August 13th 2021. Who will make their way to the semi finals?

Will the heavy and quick serve of Reilly Opelka be enough to get him through what is going to be his most tough match of the week, or will Roberto Bautista Agut put on an amazing return show as he showed us on Thursday against one of the best returners in the game?

Reilly Opelka put on a good performance against the up and coming and confident Lloyd Harris in the third round, beating him in 3 sets 4-6/7-6/7-6. Reilly Opelka was struggling initially as he was not in his best form both on serve and return, but after the first set he found his first serve again and he was able to get himself into two tiebreaks which he usually wins by hitting incredible serves and going full out on return. Opelka will want to do the same now to get into the semi finals, but he meets an amazing returner in Roberto Bautista Agut.

Roberto Bautista Agut showed some great composure during his third round match, fighting right until the end and bringing his best tennis out nearly 3 hours into the match as he still had some stamina. RBA beat the determined Diego Schwartzman in 3 sets 6-3/3-6/7-5 and he had to save a few match points along the way to get himself in the quarter finals. This is a good win for Roberto because he had not been at his best in the last month or so, and this win shows us that he is back to getting at his best.

This is going to be the 4th meeting between both players, with Roberto having won 2 of their 3 prior encounters. Both of them will know they can beat each other, but this match will really come down to who can rally better, and there is only one response there, and that is Roberto Bautista Agut. Reilly will not be able to hang with RBA in long rallies and RBA will use his amazing stamina to wear the American down as he makes his way to the semi finals in Toronto.

Liam Elyes's Free Pick: Roberto Bautista Agut

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