Pablo Cuevas? Why hasn't he played at all this year?

Big_Dangerous

Talk Tennis Guru

• Apr 25, 2012

• #1

I remember seeing this guy take out Guillermo Garcia-Lopez last year in Houston, in 3 sets. For someone reason I thought about how much fun going to that tournament was, and decided to look up Cuevas. I noticed he hasn't played a single match this year, which is really odd because he's a clay court specialist, so I would think he would have played the Latin American Swing and Monte Carlo, but he hasn't.

Anyone know if he's hurt or something?

 

Zildite

Hall of Fame

• Apr 25, 2012

• #2

Some kind of injury, he will be playing with a protected ranking @ RG.
One of these from 2011 I guess...bad back.

Pablo Cuevas - Back Injury (IW)

Pablo Cuevas - Back Injury (Umag)

 

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FedError

Semi-Pro

• Apr 26, 2012

• #3

Back injury must have been caused from hitting those wicked kick serves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTFX4ywbAgM

 

Big_Dangerous

Talk Tennis Guru

• Apr 26, 2012

• #4

Zildite said:

Some kind of injury, he will be playing with a protected ranking @ RG.
One of these from 2011 I guess...bad back.

Pablo Cuevas - Back Injury (IW)

Pablo Cuevas - Back Injury (Umag)

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Yeah not too long after I posted this thread, I found that the had an injury and also had surgery in October last year. Good to hear that he'll be playing @ RG this year.

 

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G&G

New User

• Apr 26, 2012

• #5

Last year I saw him playing in RG. He lost the 1st round to Antonio Veic (q), actualy retired in the 3rd or 4th set. Nothing happened during the match; however it seemed that something is wrong with his movement. If I remember correctly, he retired somewhere before RG as well. Since RG2011 he has not played. I also checked some clips in youtube and noticed that he had the leg surgery.

 

paul_tennis

Rookie

• Dec 7, 2012

• #6

He was injured, bone edema in right knee. Now he is starting to train again and he said he will be come back to the circuit in 2013.

 

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Deleted member 307496

Guest

• Dec 8, 2012

• #7

paul_tennis said:

He was injured, bone edema in right knee. Now he is starting to train again and he said he will be come back to the circuit in 2013.

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I guess he will be playing Challengers for now.

 

paul_tennis

Rookie

• Jan 7, 2013

• #8

Actually he is playing some exhibitions with Roddick, Gaudio and Del Potro in Punta Del Este, Uruguay.

 

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jwbarrientos

Hall of Fame

• Jan 8, 2013

• #9

yep, he is back not sure how well, but he is back from an injury season.

 

Leelord337

Hall of Fame

• May 10, 2013

• #10

He's ranked 744 now. I remember when he was top 50 just a short time ago!