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Rogers Cup: Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Tommy Paul 8/11/21 Tennis Prediction

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Tommy Paul
August 11, 2021 12:00 pm EDT

Roberto Bautista Agut meets Tommy Paul in the second round of the 2021 Rogers Cup on Wednesday, August 11th 2021. Who will make their way to the third round?

Will we see the Roberto Bautista Agut we all know and love, especially on hard courts, as he can hurt anyone on this surface, or will we see the American, Tommy Paul, get a huge win under his belt for both his confidence and form for the remainder of the season?

Tommy Paul put on a good performance in the first round, beating the good Vasek Pospisil in 3 sets, 6-7/6-2/6-3 in front of his opponents home crowd to make a statement. Tommy Paul, at his best, can ruffle anyones feathers on hard courts because he has such a powerful game that the ball just flies through the court too quickly. However, with the lack of play in 2021 and the fact that when he has played, he has not been at his best this year, it is always hard to know where his game stands coming into a tournament.

Roberto Bautista Agut will come into this match looking to show us the amazing form which he was showing on hard courts during the hard court season in the first half of the year, continuously making it far into tournaments. Many would associate RBA’s best game with clay, but it is actually on hard in my opinion because he is able to both play aggressive winning shot tennis, and adapt his game to play some of the longest rallies you will watch, and definitely some of the most tiring ones as he has such amazing stamina that it is hard for his opponents to keep up with him.

This is going to be the 3rd meeting between both players, with Roberto having won both of their prior encounters. Roberto has always cruised through their matches on clay and if he comes out here playing at his best, expect the same result. However, Tommy has gotten some rhythm going through his first match here and he will aim to keep things tight. At the end of the day I see the Spaniard hurting the Americans stamina because he is not the best player to get himself at his best in the longest rallies out there.

Liam Elyes's Free Pick: Roberto Bautista Agut

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Liam Elyes

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