• Summary: Double impact in Paris: the champion falls and gives Medvedev

The Spanish Roberto Bautista fell on Wednesday in the second round of the 1,000 Masters in Paris against the young Australian Alex de Miñaur , 7-6 (2) and 7-6 (1), so he said goodbye to his direct classification options for ATP finals that will measure the best 8 of the year in London.

Bautista, who won the Doha tournament this season, was a semifinalist in Wimbledon and reached the fourth at the Australian Open , could go to that tournament as a substitute, depending on what rivals do for those places.

The Spaniard stayed close to attending the tournament that closes the season for the first time. In front of De Miñaur, a rising tennis player of only 20 years, he gave the first set in the playoff game and got two balls to sign up for the second. After losing the first round, the Spaniard ceded his service in the third game of the second, but recovered it in the next. His tennis then became aggressive and after breaking the serve of the Australian in the eighth, it served to win the game, but did not strengthen the advantage.

Discontent with the referee

It was in the tenth game, with the service of De Miñaur, when he had two chances to match the contest, but did not take advantage of them. Dissatisfied with the arbitration decisions, the next game started badly and he had to overcome a breaking ball to win it. The game was focused on a new playoff game, in which the Australian was far superior to join the game.

His next opponent for a place in the quarterfinals will be the Greek Stéfanos Tsitsipas , seventh seed, who defeated the American Taylor Fritz 7-6 (3) and 6-3. The Frenchman Gael Monfils also made the pass to the second round, after defeating his compatriot Benoit Paire 6-4 and 7-6 (4), so that Moldovan Radu Albot will be measured, who on Tuesday beat Italian Andreas Seppi .

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