Bautista Agut: 'Rafael Nadal withdrawal is a very bad news for Spain'

commented on withdrawal from Brisbane International. Speaking after his straight-set win over Stan Wawrinka in Doha, the Spanish player said: Rafa normally stays in the island, Majorca, and I stay in the peninsula and I dont – I heard – I was told yesterday that Rafa pulled out from Brisbane.

But I think it is bad news for Spain and bad news for the tennis world and we hope to see him playing in Australia or very soon. On his win over Wawrinka, Bautista added: I think Stan is a really good player.

He is really a tough opponent to beat and we knew each other very well and we used to practice a lot during the tournaments. Today I was very consistent and played with a lot of rhythms. I think I did a very complete match. ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal: Worse players than David Ferrer won a Grand Slam title