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Eager to enjoy, Bautista faces Zverev’s challenge in Madrid

The Castellón resists against Munar in the Magic Fund

April 23, 2025

Roberto Bautista Aguet roared at the Manolo Santana stadium with a special force. The Spanish caught a very necessary victory at the Mutua Madrid Open on Wednesday, exceeding one of the most anticipated matches of the first round. With an immense struggle spirit, the Castellón separated Jaume Munar 6-6, 6-3, 6-3 after more than two hours of efforts to redeem himself in the clay of the Magic Box.

“Jaume has been doing very well,” said the World Cup with sportsmanship, recognizing the talent of his rival. “He is a complicated player and more on beaten land. I am very happy to have taken the game, I always enjoy playing here in Madrid. I have always had an extra motivations in this tournament. I feel very happy to have won.”

Bautista strives in the Magic Box of the present that crosses. The Spaniard, who left behind a resort of fibula that threatened to sentence his career in the late 2023, row to continue being an important figure in the high area of ​​the ATP Tour. At a time where youth has taken the witness at the top, with an energy consumed over the years, Bautista clings to his mind to continue finding his best possible version.

“When you don’t come playing as you expect, winning fewer games than usual, it always costs to break the streams,” said the Spanish, who had barely won three of the 13 games played in this season. For an old Top 10, a figure accustomed to imposing its level of play, the present is a reality that needs a mental effort on each day. ” I knew it was not going to be a military ride.

Now, the doors of the Magic Fund offers Castellón a challenge of huge dimensions. On the other side of the network you will find the first series of Alexander Zverev, twice champion of the tournament and a player in full swing of his career. The World Cup No. 2 lands in Madrid after conquering the Munich tournament, a preliminary clay event that caught the authority of the strongest.

“I would have liked to play against another. On top of winning Munich!”, Recognizes Bautista, excited to sign a long trip in the largest tournament held in Spain. The Levantino, who signed his best result in the Magic Fund by signing the semifinals of 2014, dreams of reliving the sensations enjoyed a decade ago in the capital. “Having the opportunity to play in Madrid is very special, so I’m going to give everything. I’m going to be very motivated and eager to play that game.”

Above all, Bautista Agut looks at the circuit from experience. The Spanish is currently the third most veteran player of the world top 100, a group where only Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils carry older age in the body. That amount of kilometers weigh on legs that know the corners of the circuit as few.

“Now it is more complicated,” explains the Spanish, with two decades crossed as a professional, which any blow weighs more than once. “When you are 25 years old and you suffer some defeat, there are no doubt. With 37, doubts sometimes notice a little more than normal. This is a new situation for me, with which I have to try to deal with. It is clear that I am enjoying the final stage of my career. I must enjoy the maximum of playing games like this and winning.”

In Madrid, where any blow is a treasure for Roberto, one of the most beloved players in the Navy wants to give himself a great moment.