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The 27-year-old took just over two hours to
beat Bautista Agut who was bidding to reach his second Wimbledon
quarter-final in his 10th appearance here.
Paul, whose grass game is finely tuned after he won the Queen's
Club warm-up event last month, had just too much power and
variety for the 36-year-old, now ranked 112.
Bautista Agut made the American work in the second set but a
couple of unforced errors lost him the chance to draw level and
Paul raced through the final set, clinching the match with an
ace.
The players had arrived on court late because of rain showers
and the shadows were long across the court when they finished.
"It worked out great," Paul said. "I always play good tennis on
this court.
"I know the weather hasn't been cooperating but maybe my next
match will be inside," he joked.
A match-up with Alcaraz is likely to be scheduled on Centre
Court which has a roof.
"He (Alcaraz) plays amazing tennis on grass but I'm playing
pretty good too," Paul, who is on a nine match winning streak,
added.
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