Agut reached his second major quarterfinal following triumphs over Peter Gojowczyk, Steve Darcis, world No. 9 Karen Khachanov, and Benoît Paire.
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Novak Djokovic can be unstoppable on his day with the tennis star boasting of supreme prowess and the ability to emerge as a game-changer. Djokovic also excels at pulling off stellar comebacks with the Serbian’s desire to keep fighting till the last second hailed by one and all. This never-say-die attitude makes defeating the tennis star a major accomplishment, with only seven players able to beat him at least three times so far, especially when ranked No. 1. Juan Martín del Potro, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Daniil Medvedev, Stan Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal represent six of those players. The seventh is none other than Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, who interestingly did not pursue a career in the game from the very onset. Agut was playing football for Villarreal C.F. until he was 14 years old, before developing a love for tennis which set the stage for his heroics against Djokovic.
The Spaniard has won nine singles career titles so far but is yet to win a grand slam. However, he came exceedingly close to the glorious achievement after reaching the semi-finals of the 2019 edition of Wimbledon. Agut reached his second major quarterfinal following triumphs over Peter Gojowczyk, Steve Darcis, world No. 9 Karen Khachanov, and Benoît Paire.
The Spaniard recorded the unique distinction of being the only player in the draw to not concede a set leading into the quarterfinals, which is certainly praiseworthy. Agut maintained a fine run in the quarterfinals against Guido Pella, emerging victorious in four sets to reach his maiden grand slam semifinal. While he suffered a defeat against Djokovic at this point, the Spaniard won hearts with his spirited performances.
One of the most significant aspects of Agut’s gameplay is his ability to make his presence felt across all facets of the game. The Spaniard is extremely sharp with offensive gameplay using his forehand. At the same time, he is also defensively astute and quite consistent across the court. Agut is further a fighter to the core, as evident from a column written for Euro Sport.
Before he later added Daniel Gimeno as a rotating coach, Tomas was Pepe Vendrell’s immediate replacement as Roberto’s coach. Tomas, in Roberto’s opinion, is the best replacement for his former coach because they previously collaborated during Tomas’ early professional years. To support Tomas, who is a little older, the coach had to bring in another active coach. Tomas had a very successful tennis career and was a great team player. During his playing days, he won a total of 22 Doubles titles and peaked at number 22 in the same category. Before retiring in 2021, he also won two singles championships and rose to a career-high ranking of 40.
Daniel Gimeno, who is considerably younger than Tomas, recently put down his racket to begin his coaching career. Since he stopped playing tennis, Roberto would undoubtedly be his first professional trainee. As teammates and rivals on the same court, he is familiar with Roberto. Daniel did not have a particularly impressive career, despite reaching his highest rankings of 48 in the Singles and 63 in the Doubles. Although he competed in the 2015 Grand Prix Hassan II final in Casablanca, Morocco, he only won one Doubles title during his career. He currently coaches Roberto on a rotating basis.
