H2H: Roberto Bautista-Agut vs. Alex de Minaur - Prediction (ATP Paris

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Alex de Minaur delivered a dominant win over the Spaniard in the semifinal of his title-winning campaign in Zhuhai a few weeks ago, and he is once again favored to win this matchup. That said, Roberto Bautista Agut is still in the race to qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals and expect him to give his all in Paris this week.

Alex de Minaur avoided his second consecutive first-round exit from Paris Masters and registered his first-ever win in this tournament by defeating Laslo Djere earlier this week. It was a comfortable matchup for the Aussie, considering the Serbian lacks the experience and weapons to thrive in these conditions (ADM won 6-1 6-4). The top-ranked Australian posted his career-best result above ATP 250 level by finishing as the runner-up to Roger Federer in Basel last week where he made his debut and defeated the likes of Jan Lennard Struff and Reilly Opelka. Alex de Minaur looks to build on the momentum as he will make his second consecutive appearance in the ATP Next Gen Finals next month, where he finished as the runner-up to Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2018.

Roberto Bautista Agut also faced Reilly Opelka in Basel last week but ended up on the losing side of a three-setter. However, it was still a fairly successful campaign as he posted his 13th quarterfinal (or better) result of the season. World #10 Roberto Bautista Agut has underperformed in Paris Masters so far as he has never progressed beyond the round of 16, and three of his previous six (MD) campaigns here ended in the second round — recently against Grigor Dimitrov in 2018. The last and only time Roberto Bautista Agut received a bye in the first round of Paris Masters was in 2016 when he failed against Gilles Simon in the second round, despite winning the first set 6-2.