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Nov 02, 2017
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Cuevas weaves tweener passing shot past Nadal

It's not often that Nadal gets outplayed, but he would ultimately

Published Nov 02, 2017

Taking on world No. 1 Rafael Nadal is no easy task, especially when he's riding so high after clinching the year-end top spot. Pablo Cuevas knew he had to go above and beyond to be a threat on Thursday, so he pulled out a playful tweener passing shot. The ATP Masters 1000 in Paris has been delivering big time on hot shots.

Cuevas earned style points, of course, but Nadal would prevail, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3.