Djokovic Sails into The W&S Semi Finals with Flawless Tennis | Faces Formidable Rival Bautista Agut
His opponent are going to be No. 12-ranked Roberto Bautista Agut, who took out Richard Gasquet and Karen Khachanov, both former Top 10 players, before defeating No. 5-ranked defending champion Daniil Medvedev within the quarterfinals, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
More to the purpose , Bautista Agut has been a thorn in Djokovic’s side over the previous couple of years. Djokovic leads their head-to-head, 8-3, but at this point four years ago it had been 5-0. They’ve split their last six meetings, with the Spaniard sneaking out victories at Shanghai in 2016 then at Doha and Miami in 2019.
Those three wins for Bautista Agut also are the pair’s last three hard-court meetings.
Still, Djokovic seems to be at the highest of his game. He hasn’t dropped a group in the week in wins over Ricardas Berankis, Tennys Sandgren and Roberto Bautista Agut, and he hasn’t even been on the brink of his best. He’s now 21-0 on the year, and combined with winning his last three matches of 2019, he’s riding a 24-match streak .
The Serb is thru to the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open for the eighth time, tying Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Roger Federer and Bill Talbert for the all-time tournament record. He’s a one-time champion at this event, lifting the title in 2018.
The head-to-head match-up with Bautista Agut are going to be on his mind, though.
“We always expect Roberto to play on a particular level,” the 17-time major champion said. “He doesn’t drop. He doesn’t provides it away. you’ve got to earn your points. He’s so solid from the rear of the court.
“Roberto found how [against Medvedev] which is clearly a virtue of champions.”
Novak Djokovic v Roberto Bautista Agut Cincinnati Prediction
Buckle up for a roller coaster match where Djokovic will prevail eventually.
Sources: Tennis.com, Twitter
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