Bautista beats Paul and gets into the second round of the Canadian Masters 1,000

Roberto Bautista has qualified for the round of 16 of the Canadian Masters 1,000 by defeating the American Tommy Paul 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 20 minutes of play. Bautista was very consistent with his first serve, winning 83% of them.

The tennis player from Castellón, who was very effective when he had break balls, taking advantage of four out of six, will seek his third presence in the quarterfinals of the sixth Masters 1,000 of the season against Argentine Diego Schwartzman, after achieving it in 2017 and 2019 .

It was the third victory for the Spaniard against Paul in as many games, all this season and by the same result, after previously winning in Monte Carlo and Rome.

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The other duel today with a Spanish presence in Toronto was led by Feliciano López, who was unable to beat Lloyd Harris. The South African, number 49 in the world, defeated López in 64 minutes, 6-2, 6-3.

Lopez was chosen yesterday as 'lucky loser' ('lucky looser') to play against Harris to replace Rafa Nadal, who had to withdraw from the Canadian competition due to discomfort in his left foot that he has been dragging for months.

Nadal is the current champion of the Canadian Masters after his victory in 2019. In 2020, the pandemic prevented the tournament from being held.