Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas produced a moment of brilliance on Friday to turn the tables on #NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev in a 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 victory at the Mutua Madrid Open for a place in his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final. Cuevas hit the Hot Shot of the year as the pair's first meeting turned in his favour early in the second set, when Zverev served at 0-1, 40/30. Cuevas drew Zverev to the net with a delicate drop shot, only to be drawn to the net himself. Zverev then produced a backhand lob volley that sent the World No. 27 scurrying back to the baseline. Assured at the net, Zverev appeared to be the favourite to win the...
Watch Pablo Cuevas earn Hot Shot honours with a sensational no-look winner against Alexander Zverev on Friday at the Mutua Madrid Open. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
Pablo Cuevas produced a sensational no-look winner on Friday against Alexander Zverev early in the second set of their quarter-final at the Mutua Madrid Open. The Uruguayan went on to win 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 and advance to the last four. Read Report
“I don't practise it very often,” Cuevas said of the stunning shot. “It was just a last-minute thing that I hit. I thought it would work. Normally I never try that shot. I thought I hit the ball pretty well. When I saw that I placed it in a good place in the court, I [was] happy for that.”
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Watch Friday highlights from the Mutua Madrid Open as Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem, among others, move into the semi-finals. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Dominic Thiem talks about reaching his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final at the Mutua Madrid Open and looks ahead to facing Pablo Cuevas. Watch live matches at tennistv.com