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Roberto Bautista Agut making waves at St. Petersburg Open

By Harry Floyd

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 02: Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain returns a shot to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in their third round Men's Singles match on Day Six of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 2, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 02: Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain returns a shot to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in their third round Men's Singles match on Day Six of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 2, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Roberto Bautista Agut is the top seed at the St. Petersburg Open. The world No. 13 is now into the semifinals at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament.

Roberto Bautista Agut is into the semifinals at the 2017 St. Petersburg Open.

As the current world No. 13 in men’s singles tennis, the Spanish tennis star entered the ATP World Tour 250 tournament as the top seed. He defeats Serbia’s Viktor Troicki in order to advance on Friday.

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Bautista Agut defeats Troicki in straight sets, taking the match 6-1, 6-2.

After a tough three-set opening round match against Brazil’s Rogerio Dutra Silva, the top seed found his rhythm against Troicki. The 29-year-old Spanish professional tennis player is seeking his third ATP singles title on the 2017 ATP World Tour.

Roberto Bautista Agut is 41-16 so far in singles matches this year.

2017 has proven to be another breakout year for the Spanish tennis star. He has seen two title victories to go along with several strong runs at big tournaments.

Still in action at the St. Petersburg Open are Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Fabio Fognini. As the No. 2 and 3 seeds respectively, either player could challenge Bautista Agut for the title. Already into the semifinals along with the top seed is Damir Džumhur of Bosnia. He is the world No. 55 and will likely play the role of underdog against any player he matches up with next. In his quarterfinals match, Džumhur defeated Liam Broady 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

A win at the St. Petersburg Open would also help Roberto Bautista Agut in the singles Race to London. He is currently sitting in the No. 15 position just behind Tomas Berdych. Action continues at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament on Friday. Stay tuned to see how the semifinals and finals shape up as we head into the weekend.

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