Rogers Cup 2021: Roberto Bautista Agut vs Tommy Paul Preview, Head to head, Prediction and Live Streaming for Canada Masters


Rogers Cup 2021: Roberto Bautista Agut vs Tommy Paul Preview, Head to head, Prediction and Live Streaming for Canada Masters

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Tommy Paul

World number 17, Roberto Bautista Agut will take on World number 56, Tommy Paul in the round of 32 at the Rogers Cup on August 10th, 2021.

Match Details: Roberto Bautista Agut vs Tommy Paul

  • Tournament: ATP 1000 Rogers Cup
  • Match: Roberto Bautista Agut vs Tommy Paul
  • Round: Round of 32
  • Date: August 10th, 2021
  • Prize Money: $27,700
  • Venue: Toronto, Canada
  • Surface: Outdoor Hard Court

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Tommy Paul: Preview

Roberto Bautista Agut

Roberto Bautista Agut broke into the top 10 in November 2019 after reaching a career high ranking of 9 and has won 9 ATP Tour titles. Bautista had a successful early hardcourt season in the beginning of 2021 after he reached the finals in Montpellier and Doha. To reach the final in Doha, Bautista triumphed over two top 10 players, Dominic Thiem and Andrey Rublev, marking the first time he defeated two top 10 players in a single tournament. Bautista was last seen at the Austrian Open where he lost in his first match, the round of 16, against fellow Spaniard, Pedro Martinez, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 5-7. Bautista last played in Canada in 2019 where he was seeded number 10 and made it to the quarter finals, eventually losing to number 16 seed, Gael Monfils, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7. This year round, Bautista is again seeded number 10 and was given a bye in the round of 64 and thus, will play his first match against Paul.

The young 24 year old, Tommy Paul reached a career high ranking of 50 earlier this year in June and is yet to win a title on the ATP Tour. Paul last played in Canada in 2019 where he beat number 12 seed, Alexei Popyrin and number 7 seed, Ricardas Berankis in the qualifiers to eventually lose in the round of 32 to number 7 seed, Fabio Fognini in straight sets, 6-7, 3-6. This year round, Paul was seeded number 2 in the qualifying rounds, winning both his matches in straight sets to reach the main draw. In the round of 64, Paul got the better off Vasek Pospisil after breaking his serve 5 times to take the win in three sets, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-3.

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Roberto Bautista Agut vs Tommy Paul: Head to Head

Tommy Paul
Tommy Paul

This will be the 3rd meeting between the duo who last met in 2021 at Rome where Bautista took the win in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. Bautista currently leads their head to head tie 2-0.

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Tommy Paul: Prediction

Roberto Bautista Agut
Roberto Bautista Agut

Paul has not had his best year on the tour with a 12-15 win-loss record across all surfaces and 5-8 on hard court. On the other hand, Bautista has a 23-18 record and 12-8 record on hard court. Dimitrov has proved his dominance on hard court by winning 7 out of his 9 ATP titles on this surface.

Match Prediction: Bautista to win in straight sets.

Roberto Bautista Agut vs Tommy Paul: Live Streaming and Where to Watch

Match Timings:

  • Japan: TBD
  • Delhi: TBD
  • New York: TBD
  • Melbourne: TBD
  • Brazil: TBD

Official Broadcasters:

COUNTRYOFFICIAL BROADCASTER
GermanySky Deutschland
Europe(All territories)Eurosport
USAESPN, Tennis Channel
CanadaRoger SportsNet
Latin-AmericaESPN
FranceEurosport
North Africa and Middle EastBein Sports
Sub-Saharan AfricaSuperSport, Canal+
IndiaEurosport
ChinaIqiyi
South East AsiaFox Sports
JapanWOWOW
AustraliaESPN International
NetherlandsFox Sports
South KoreaEclat
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