![]() The Spaniard came out on top 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 keeping his cool after a fiery performance from the Serb.Ĭarreno Busta brushed off the disappointment of losing the second set on a tie-break – in which he had a match point – to fight hard to hold his serve in the first game of the third and final set. When you have such a close scoreline, with such difficult moments to play through, in stadiums that big and with players so great, it’s always exciting.Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta dropped to the ground and into the marked Olympic rings on court in the men's singles match at the Ariake Tennis Centre after beating one of tennis' all-time greats, Novak Djokovic to the bronze medal.Īfter claiming a set each in the men’s tennis bronze medal match it was down to a final set shoot-out between Carreno Busta and the 20-time Grand Slam champion, Djokovic. But I kept fighting and took it in the third, 7-6. I had the chance to close out the match in the second set, but failed. “I’d just lost to him in Indian Wells and a week later I came up against him again in the quarter-finals in Miami. Carreno Busta sealed his pass to the semi-finals at the ATP Masters 1000 event in a match that ended in the same fashion 7-6(6) in the decider. ![]() Having bowed out to Kevin Anderson in the fourth round of the 2018 BNP Paribas Open after losing 7-6(6) in the third set, a week later in Miami fate would give Carreno Busta a second chance to beat the South African, then a Top 10 player. It was a very emotional and special match.” ![]() But in Paris I’d beaten Dimitrov in the previous round, then Raonic in a really long match (4hr, 17 min), which ended 8-6 in the fifth set. It was the first big result I had in a Grand Slam, then came the US Open semi-final later that year. “It was a match that showed me my game was good enough. “I remember having both my coaches Samuel and Cesar there with me, as well as my manager, Albert Molina." One of the most special of those came at Roland Garros, when he reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time against then-World No. ![]() His 200 wins include six against Top 10 opponents. I remember how much my coach Cesar and I enjoyed ourselves there.” Also, it was at Indian Wells, which is one of the best tournaments in that category. “It was in the quarter-finals, I won 7-6 in the third set to reach my first Masters 1000 semi-final. To reach the last four at the BNP Paribas Open, he had to save two match points, defeating Pablo Cuevas 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(4) in a tough clash that lasted two hours and 4 minutes. It was the start, the first match I won and I will always remember it.”ĭropping to his knees on court at Indian Wells, the Spaniard celebrated reaching his first semi-final at an ATP Masters 1000. I’d just had a back operation and I won seven Futures events in a row, four Challenger tournaments and after coming through qualifying in Casablanca, I beat Andujar. 2013 was a really great year for me because I won so many matches. But Carreno Busta, at 21 years of age, won 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 in two hours and four minutes. The draw matched him up with fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar, who had won the title in the previous two years (2011, 2012). The Asturias native earned his place in the Casablanca main draw in 2013 by coming through three rounds of qualifying. 12 player in the FedEx ATP Rankings chooses his Top 5 favourite battles on the ATP Tour. Carreno Busta Wins First Title At Home In Marbella
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