2021 US Open R32: [18] Roberto Bautista Agut vs [12] Félix Auger-Aliassime

[Deleted member 629564]

3rd round match with no clear favourite.
This is one of only three R32 matches where both players are seeded (other two possible: [4] Zverev vs [31] Bublik and [17] Monfils vs [13] Sinner).

Who is going to win?

H2H
RBA 1-1 FAA

Vegas odds
(as of 2 September)

Sources:
atptour.com
oddsportal.com

 

[Deleted member 771911]

RBA is out to take names. He'll take FAA in four.

 

[James P]

FAA will gain some more cred from me, if he can pull off the W. I think RBA will find a way, though.

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

This one could go either way - I am rooting for RBA but would be fine with FAA winning it too. Felix always to me looks like a 13 year old boy! (; This ought to be an exciting match!!!!

 

[romeo8880]

To me this is one of the easiest matches of the third round. I’ll be absolutely shocked if Felix pulls this off with the difference in mental toughness between these two.

 

[KohlschreiberFan]

To me this is one of the easiest matches of the third round. I’ll be absolutely shocked if Felix pulls this off with the difference in mental toughness between these two.

Agree. I feel like FAA is the kind of player RBA dispatches in 4 sets.

 

[stringertom]

FAA > BZM but < RBA in one more set. He might forget to target the FH for a while and let Felix steal a set.

The pros with the numbers see it very close with Bob over Felix, 1.88-1.93.

 

[Legend of Borg]

RBA is just... built different.

 

[uscwang]

FAA in 4.
RBA is 33 and declining.

 

[Deleted member 629564]

Felix 3-0

 

[gogo]

No one posting here?
We have Felix, who is the superior athlete, but who is prone to nerves and errors. He's too much a cerebral guy.
We have RBA, who depends on his consistency skills...not many winners.

Is it too much to ask that FAA is consistent and confident tonight?

 

[Rafa4GOAT]

Felix takes the first set with just one break of serve

 

[Pmasterfunk]

FAA playing great until now, I thought Agut would be drawing errors from FAA's forehand side, but as of yet not very many errors off that side.

And he takes the first pretty handily. Let's hope he can keep this form going.

 

[gogo]

Felix seemed to be troubled by the lights during serve, but still held his own. Now if only he could shift that first serve one inch toward the centre line and it would have been a rout in set 1.

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

Felix looks 13 years old to me! I never feel confident in his winning even when he's ahead, it could always go either way.

 

[Pmasterfunk]

Oh god those Canadian fans

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[Pmasterfunk]

Felix Auger Aliaservebot

 

[gogo]

Oh god those Canadian fans

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agree. and I'm Canadian. It's horrifying. But of course the more extreme the embarrassment, the more the cameras focus on them.

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

RBA fights back, wins the 3rd set. Could this be yet another come from behind 5th set win? There have been so many of them in this tournament!

 

[Nate7-5]

Please give me another epic Felix choke

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

There is no excitement at all for this match, which I find interesting. Maybe we are all just so exhausted from the super exciting intense Alcaraz defeat of Tsistsipas???

 

[uscwang]

FAA has this one. RBA can't serve.

 

[BGod]

Felix has almost no chance if this goes 5. Already mentally frail.

 

[TennisFan3]

There is no excitement at all for this match, which I find interesting. Maybe we are all just so exhausted from the super exciting intense Alcaraz defeat of Tsistsipas???

TTW doesn't give a s*** about non big 3.

 

[James P]

Two incredibly boring players to watch. I actually like both on a personal level, but neither is a "draw" to me, someone I absolutely have to watch.

 

[Lleytonstation]

FAA your turn now.

 

[SteffiGoat]

Wow this match is still going. I thought FAA won already. Can't stand him so will support RBA for the rest of the match lol.

 

[stringertom]

Who cares about these borebots when a female JMac without his edge can play her heart out and upset NO from
Match game down in the second set?

Allez Leylah!

 

[ttwreader]

2-2 now

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

This one also goes to a fifth set! So many five set matches and we are only in the third round matches! Can Roberto join the other players who have come from 2 sets down to win their matches??? Wish we could watch this fifth set instead of the beginning of the Rublev/Tiafoe match.

 

[Lleytonstation]

Two incredibly boring players to watch. I actually like both on a personal level, but neither is a "draw" to me, someone I absolutely have to watch.

They really are boring to watch.

 

[Lleytonstation]

Switching from Tiafoe Rublev to this match is night and day.

 

[Rafa4GOAT]

RBA probably told himself to pretend it was a final after the second set

 

[Lleytonstation]

Good night for Canada? Getting even better.

 

[Lleytonstation]

Anybody seeing the beer lady chug beers?

 

[Rafa4GOAT]

felix complicating things for himself

 

[Lleytonstation]

felix complicating things for himself

As always.

 

[Fedeonic]

Tense game from FAA and Bautista.

 

[James P]

That was a clutch hold.

 

[Fedeonic]

Finally FAA holds, Bautista will rue that midcourt FH missed.

 

[Lleytonstation]

One home away from a great night in Canada. Allons-y FAA.

 

[Rafa4GOAT]

Lets see if he can serve it out

 

[Rafa4GOAT]

Doesn't look like it ATM

 

[Rafa4GOAT]

clutch serves

 

[Winners or Errors]

Yay for Felix!

 

[Fedeonic]

A rare display of clutch game in this last game from Felix to win in 5 sets.

 

[Mark-Touch]

I didn't watch the match, but well done Felix!

 

[bjsnider]

This result was pleasantly surprising.

 

[James P]

Good win for Felix. Needed this one, could have gone either way.

 

[Lleytonstation]

Finally. Great finish for FAA .