Top seed Bautista Agut pulls out of Auckland Classic


Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain returns a shot to Daniil Medvedev of Russia during the final men's singles match of the Chennai Open Tennis Championship January 8, 2017

Auckland (AFP) - Top seed and defending champion Roberto Bautista Agut withdrew from the ATP Auckland Classic on Wednesday with a stomach virus, tournament organisers said.

The Spaniard, currently ranked a career-high 13 in the world, had been due to face 2014 winner Jiri Vesely in the second round after receiving a bye in the first.

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