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Tomás Barrios Vera Earns First Grand Slam Victory After Outlasting Sebastian Baez at Wimbledon

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Tom Castaneda

Tomás Barrios Vera has logged his first Grand Slam match at Wimbledon after qualifying into the main draw.

The 25-year-old Chilean qualifier’s major match victory came when he edged out Sebastian Baez 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) at the All England Club to reach the second round.

Barrios Vera, ranked No. 133 in the world, will face Belgian wildcard David Goffin next.

In the qualifying rounds, Barrios Vera defeated Evgeny Donskoy 6-3, 6-4; Rinky Hijikata 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2); and Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-4, 6-7 (3), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Bautista Agut Defeats No. 3 Seed Janko Tipsarevic at St. Petersburg Open

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Roberto Bautista Agut has exacted revenge on the man who ended his Cinderella run in the first ATP final.

The 25-year-old Spanish tenista, currently ranked No. 58 in the world, defeated third-seeded Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open on Wednesday.

Earlier this year, Bautista Agut had reached his first-ever ATP final at the 2013 Aircel Chennai Open in Chennai, India, where he faced the tournament’s No. 1 seed Tipsarevic. Bautista Agut took the first set 6-3, only to lose the last two sets 1-6, 3-6.

This time around though Tipsarevic squandered seven break points in the second set against Bautista Agut, who broke the Serb twice and closed the match with a backhand down the line on his first match point.

Bautista Agut now faces Evgeny Donskoy in the second round.