Pablo Cuevas defeated Miomir Kecmanovic, David Nalbandian’s pupil, 6-3 and 6-2 in his debut at the ATP 250 in Belgrade. After the victory, the Uruguayan spoke at a press conference.
“I played well, I was solid when I had to defend. And I was also aggressive so I got a good combination,” he said regarding his straight-sets victory against the Serbian.
Cuevas returned to play an ATP semifinal last week after more than two years. In that tournament he beat Dimitrov and Opelka, and ended up falling before Shapovalov. Regarding this growth, ESPN Tennis consulted the Uruguayan: “Last year was very particular. I was in Uruguay a lot, my preparation was not the best. I did not have enough desire to go to train elsewhere, which I knew was what I had to do. I stayed in Uruguay and paid a competitive price to have a good time in Uruguay. At the end of the year I decided to go to Buenos Aires to do the preseason, I had a very good physical and tennis level. In Australia I came back with a broken foot, I stayed on crutches for five weeks in Uruguay, I missed the start of the tour in brick dust. I had a hard time getting back on track. Last week I started to get those good feelings, I started to feel good physically, fast on the court, to get competitive. I started to win games, to grow in confidence and this is a continuation of what happened last week. “
Regarding his next match, against Federico Coria, Cuevas said: “We know each other. Fede is a very fighter player, I’m not going to tell what I have to do. I know the whole game is going to be on and it’s going to be a difficult game” .
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