Roberto Bautista defeated Dennis Novak at the Thiem's 7 to get the second point in the group stage and book the semifinal spot

Previously, both players defeated Karen Khachanov in two sets and lost to Matteo Berrettini also in straight sets. There are two semifinal spots ready for players in each group and therefore Roberto Bautista and Dennis Novak had a lot to play for as Matteo Berrettini had his spot already secured.

However, instead of a great battle for the semifinal spot, we saw a one-man show in Kitzbuhel. Bautista converted 5 out of 6 breakpoints he had during the match and won 73% of the rallies on his service game.

The Spaniard won the first 7 games of the match after that Novak managed to win his first and only game. Then, Bautista continued with another 5 straight games to win the match 6-0, 6-1. In the semifinal, he will be most likely facing Dominic Thiem who is on his way to win the other group.

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