Nitto ATP Finals contender Roberto Bautista Agut strengthened his hold on seventh position in the 2019 ATP Race To London on Friday by reaching the Huajin Securities Zhuhai Championships semi-finals. The Spaniard improved to 4-0 lifetime against Italian Andreas Seppi with a 6-2, 6-2 win in 79 minutes.
With four singles spots left up for grabs, Bautista Agut is now 210 points ahead of eighth-placed Italian Matteo Berrettini (2,185 points) in the battle to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 10-17 November.
When asked about his 2019 season, which includes a run to the Wimbledon semi-finals, Bautista Agut said, "It means that I've been doing a lot of good things during the past year and it means that I'm improving my tennis. My game is getting better and that's why I'm climbing in the ATP Rankings."
Two breaks in each set against Seppi helped Bautista Agut improve to a 37-16 match record on the season, which includes his ninth ATP Tour title at the QatarExxon Mobil Open in Doha (d. Berdych). He will next play fourth-seeded Croatian Borna Coric or seventh seed Alex de Minaur of Australia on Saturday.
“It’s a very nice center court and the conditions here are very slow, every ball, every point is played by long rallies,” said Bautista Agut. “I like the way I played today and I felt really good on the court.”
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