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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Indian Rohan Bopanna and Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas captured their first ATP World Tour team title on Sunday when they defeated seventh-seeded Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez 6-3, 3-6, 10-4 in 74 minutes in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters final. Bopanna and Cuevas earned 1,000 points in the Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings and share €253,950 in prize money. Bopanna, who adds to his Aircel Chennai Open crown (w/Nedunchezhiyan) this year, is now 16-24 lifetime in doubles finals and 4-4 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title matches. Cuevas improved to 7-7 in team finals, also adding a second trophy in 2017 to his Rio Open presented by Claro run (w/Carreno Busta). It was his second piece of Masters 1000 silverware, adding...