Roberto Bautista Agut reached his second quarter-final in three years at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday, outlasting France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-1.
The third seed looked set for a real battle after dropping the second set on a windy day in Dubai, but raised his level and charged to victory. "I had to fight so hard," admitted Bautista Agut. "It was tough to feel good on the court today. We had a lot of wind."
Bautista Agut, who is bidding for a second ATP World Tour title of the season (Auckland), saved all four break points he faced in the two-hour, 20-minute battle, and won 80 per cent of points behind his first serve.The Spaniard now holds a 3-0 lead in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series with Herbert and moves into a quarter-final against 2015 semi-finalist Borna Coric. "Coric is playing well," said Bautista Agut. "He's a very good player. I will have to play my best tennis to beat him."
Coric booked his place in the quarter-finals in just 63 minutes, beating Benoit Paire 6-1, 6-4. The Croatian broke Paire in five of his nine return games and dropped just three points behind his first serve, before sealing his spot in the last eight with a comfortable overhead.
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