- Chronicle.Bautista pays tribute to his father
"Roberto! Roberto!" The Magic Box in unison applauded a Roberto Bautista dressed as a hero on Sunday afternoon to grant Spain the first point of the Davis Cup final, after beating Felix Auger-Aliassime in the initial meeting.
The match was special for the second best Spanish in the ATP ranking . He could not play the quarterfinals or the semifinals after his father's sudden death on Thursday, only three days ago, but he wanted to be available to Sergi Bruguera in this historic home final.
"I am very happy for the victory, but I could not have played without the effort of my teammates during all these days. After such a difficult and complicated week , to get out of there you have to face, take a step forward and that is what that I have done. Today they were all adversities, and luckily I have known how to overcome all and give the first point to Spain, "said the tennis player in the post-match interview.
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