Bautista Agut Claims Title at the Inaugural Sofia Open

Make that four for Roberto Bautista Agut

The 27-year-old Spanish tennis player beat Viktor Troicki to win the inaugural Sofia Open on Sunday to claim his fourth career title.

Roberto Bautista Agut

The top-seeded Spaniard downed the second-seeded Troicki 6-3, 6-4 in a match lasting one hour and 22 minutes.

Bautista Agut dominated, not losing a single set in three matches en route to capturing the first Sofia Open.

Both players were going for their second titles of the year.

The 18th-ranked Bautista Agut won his third career title last month in Auckland while Troicki won his third career title on the same day, in Sydney.

Robredo Defeats Pablo Carreno Busta to Reach Croatia Open Semifinals

Tommy Robredo is two matches away from defending his title at the Croatia Open

The 32-year-old Spanish tennis player, who defeated Fabio Fognini in the finals last year, advanced to the semifinals after beating fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1, 6-4.

Tommy Robredo

The 18th-ranked Robredo next faces third-seeded Marin Cilic, who eased past Czech Lukas Rosol 6-0, 6-2.

Robredo won the first set in only 23 minutes. Carreno Busta was twice a break up in the second set before Robredo responded to win the last three games of the match.

Meanwhile, Fognini, the tournament’s top seed this year, rallied to defeat Borna Coric of Croatia 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the quarterfinals.

Also, Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay beat Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to become the first qualifier in the event’s semifinals since Viktor Troicki in 2007.

Cuevas hit 12 aces for his sixth straight win in Umag, including three qualifying rounds.

He’ll next play Fognini, who was one set and a break down before he managed to turn the match around.