"I hope we have a good team" - Bautista Agut excited ahead of ATP Cup

Spanish no.2 Bautista Agut remembers his beginnings. He started to play tennis at the age of 5 And played also soccer for some time.

"I started playing tennis when I was five and I was playing soccer and tennis until I was 14. After that it was just tennis. I remember when I was at the club, when I was spending almost every day there. My parents were dropping me off at 9am and they were collecting me at 9pm. I was almost there all day at the club, and this was the best thing. I remember I was playing all day with my friends, and that was nice."

Bautista Agut also spoke about his role models when growing up in Spain. One of his most favorite were David Ferrer, Carlos Moya or Rafael Nadal.

"When I grew up I was watching TV and I was admiring the Spanish players. I was watching Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer. I was also admiring Carlos Moya, Sergi Bruguera, Rafael Nadal, all the Spanish players I was watching on TV."

As a 2019 Davis Cup winner, Spain is the hot contender to win the first edition of ATP Cup which takes place from 3rd - 12th of January 2020. About playing in team, Bautista Agut said:

"I like tennis and I like also the players that play for their country… it was fun to watch them. I’m excited because it’s going to be the first time [having this event] in Australia and Rafa and I are going to play there. I hope we have a good team and can play a good week for Spain. It’s always fun to play on a team. I spent a week at Laver Cup and team competition brings more emotions in the game. You play for your team and it’s really fun."

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