French Open 2019 – Fabio Fognini vs Roberto Bautista Agut Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
Where is Fabio Fognini vs Roberto Bautista Agut taking place? Suzanne-Lenglen, Roland-Garros, Paris
When is Fabio Fognini vs Roberto Bautista Agut on and what time does it start? Saturday 1st June, 2019 – (not before) 10:00 (UK)
What channel is Fabio Fognini vs Roberto Bautista Agut on in the UK? ITV4 & Eurosport are sharing broadcasting rights for the French Open so it is worth checking their schedules
Where can I stream Fabio Fognini vs Roberto Bautista Agut? Televised matches can be streamed via the ITV Hub & Eurosport Player
Where can I get tickets for Fabio Fognini vs Roberto Bautista Agut?
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
All-time meetings: Fabio Fognini 6-3 Roberto Bautista Agut
Last meeting: Roberto Bautista Agut beat Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-4
THE PLAYERS
FABIO FOGNINI
- Flamboyant Fabio Fognini is through to the third round after two four-set victories over fellow Italian Andreas Seppi and Argentina’s Federico Delbonis.
- The world number 12 reached a career-high 11th earlier this month and is in better form to match his efforts in 2011 where he reached the quarter-finals.
- The 32-year-old has a healthy 6-3 record over his next opponent Roberto Bautista Agut, with a 3-1 portion of that coming on clay, but the Spaniard won their most recent encounter this year in Miami.
ROBERTO BAUTISTA AGUT
- Roberto Bautista Agut .comes into this third-round clash with Fabio Fognini off the back of two regulation straight-sets wins over fringe USA players Steve Johnson and Taylor Fritz.
- The Spaniard has beaten world number one Novak Djokovic twice this year in a season full of ups and downs but a lot of early clay-court exits put into question his favour of the surface.
- The world number 21 has been unfortunate to meet either Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal in his previous three Roland-Garros appearances but he can match his highest stage-reached by beating Fabio Fognini here.
THE PREDICTION
An exchange of sets in this match could be the most likely source of prediction, with Fabio Fognini famously flagrant and in habit of losing concentration while Roberto Bautista Agut does not know when he’s beaten. The Spaniard has won their only previous Grand Slam meeting in five sets at the Australian Open, albeit back in 2013, and their most recent match at this year’s Miami Open. With nine places between them in the ATP rankings, this could be the match of the draw, and likely a long one. The victor will be the one who keeps their mind clear more than their legs fresh.
