Roberto
Bautista fell in the quarter-final of Rotterdam to Slovak Martin Klizan
by a score of 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-0 after two hours and forty minutes
of play in a clash played on Center Court Ahoy stadium.Bautista
started with a march of more game breaking Klizan service to the first
hurdle, but let his advantage (3-0 to 3-3) to finish forcing sudden
death. In
the tiebreak was the Slovakian who struck first (1-3) but relented
under the pressure of a Spanish that the network started when he was in
danger. The
second act began with a new break for Roberto, who missed two match
points in the ninth game to rest and three in the tenth on serve to
bring back the resolution of the sleeve to sudden death. Klizan enjoyed set point on serve (5-6), but ended up being the rest (6-8) when they forced the third set.The game started to escape began Baptist who stroked 15 victory of the season but relented before Klizan. Slovak advantage downwind, gained confidence and had the luck on their side. He broke serve Bautista three times and ended the duel with a 'donut' in their favor. The next hurdle for Klizan on the Dutch cement will be Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, who on Friday overcame Viktor Troicki (6-1, 6-2).Since the tournament is part of the ATP Tour (1972) has only been two Spaniards who have managed to reach the final: Juan Carlos Ferrero gave way to Lleyton Hewitt in the 2004 (6-7, 7-5, 6-4) while Rafa Nadal lost to Andy Murray in 2009 (6-3, 4-6, 6-0). This year is not possible as there are Spaniards in contention.
Source: MARCA
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