Carreño Busta disappointed after his defeat against Mensik: "I would have liked to make things more difficult for him"
Spain and the Czech Republic are opponents in the third quarter-final of the Davis Cup. The first match of the day saw Pablo Carreño Busta stumble against Jakub Mensik (7-5, 6-4). With 20 aces, the Czech was effective on his serves and led his team to victory in this match. In a press conference after his defeat, the world number 89 discussed his performance but is aware of his opponent's strength.
"I didn't play that badly. I handled myself well, I think I did a lot of damage from the baseline, I was very aggressive, brave... but I'm not really satisfied, of course. I would have liked to make things more difficult for him. In the first set, I started very well, I knew what I had to do. I cornered him a bit, I managed to break his serve, which wasn't easy, but it's those details that I'm not happy with.
I have to do everything necessary, win the next game and keep the momentum going. It's clear that with his serve, it's very hard to counter him, he wins a lot of free points on this surface, and even if you're better from the baseline, the serve is very important. My serve didn't help me much today, he's also a player who can play very well from the baseline, that puts you under pressure, and that's what happened.
We knew it was going to be complicated. Mensik is in the top 20. They have a very balanced team, their two or three best players are all very good," Carreño Busta stated a few minutes after his defeat, according to comments gathered by Punto de Break.
