DAVIS CUP FINALS

November 23, 2022

Sergi Bruguera

Pablo Carreno Busta

Team Spain

Press Conference

M. CILIC/P. Carreno Busta

5-7, 6-3, 7-6

Team Croatia - 2

Team Spain - 0

THE MODERATOR: Pablo, what are your thoughts on this very, very tight match against Cilic?

PABLO CARRENO BUSTA: Yeah, it was a very close match. Probably at the beginning I play better, more aggressive, but is true that he make some mistakes with his forehand, with his serve, and it was easier for me.

But after that in the second set he start to make me a lot of pressure with the return, and it was more and more difficult to stay there. But, well, I try to continue there all the time. I know that with the crowd probably in the key moments I have a chance, and I was there all the time, fighting with a break down twice in the third set, and at the end I have the chance to hold there with 6-5, Love-30, but he plays really good.

After that, with the 4-1 in the tiebreak also he made me a winner twice. That's it. I think that I play a good match, but he plays better and he won.

THE MODERATOR: Questions.

Q. Sergi, what are your thoughts? You must be feeling totally drained and deflated at the moment.

CAPTAIN BRUGUERA: Yes, when you have lost, always is like this, that feeling, especially if both matches are very close, no? Especially the last one that was so close.

We had like 6-5, Love-30 coming from two breaks down, and then in the 4-1 that he play one backhand down the line, the two lines are on the corner. Two aces with the serve.

At 5-4 also, Pablo, he make unbelievable approach. He managed to put it on the corner, and he couldn't make a good volley. Was below the net also. Then was very long point at 6-5 also, and again on the line.

Also I think was the luck was a little bit of influence, and Cilic had a little bit more today because was that close.