Reilly Opelka vs. Roberto Bautista Agut – Prediction (ATP – 25.10.2019)

Preview and players comparison.

Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Reilly Opelka in straight sets when the pair met in Shanghai Masters a few weeks ago, and he is favored to deliver a similar result in Basel this week. However, playing on indoor hardcourt gives the American his best opportunity to get something against the Spaniard.

Reilly Opelka could create only one breakpoint chance against David Goffin in the entire match but managed to convert it and secured his progression to the quarterfinal of ATP Vienna. It was a strong serving performance from the American, as usual, as he fired a whopping 26 aces and held all his service games, 6-7 7-6 7-5. The big-serving Reilly Opelka has played five sets of tennis so far in this campaign, and four of those sets have concluded in the tiebreaker, 7-6 7-6 against Christian Garin in the first round. Reilly Opelka’s only previous quarterfinal match on indoor hardcourt (on the main tour) this year came in New York earlier this year, where he defeated the Spaniard Guillermo Garcia Lopez in the quarterfinal and went onto the lift the maiden ATP Tour title of his career.

While Reilly Opelka is unbeaten in quarterfinal matches this year (4-0 at all levels), Roberto Bautista Agut has suffered eight quarterfinal defeats in these ten months (including walkover). Moreover, the Spaniard’s previous two appearances in Basel ended in the quarterfinal, and he would be hoping to avoid a similar fate this week — lost to Juan Martin Del Potro and Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinal of 2017 and 2018 editions, respectively. World #10 Roberto Bautista Agut has successfully defended the quarterfinal points in Basel, and he will now look to earn more points, which will increase his chances of making his debut in the ATP World Tour Finals next month.

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