Pablo Cuevas to face Steve Johnson in Aegon Open final
ByPA Sport
Published 24/06/2016 at 20:09 GMT
Pablo Cuevas' grass-court epiphany continued with victory over Gilles Muller to reach the Aegon Open final in Nottingham.
American Steve Johnson, pictured, will play Pablo Cuevas in the final in Nottingham
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Prior to arriving at the tournament, clay lover Cuevas had won only two matches on grass in his career.
But a 3-6 7-6 (7/3) 6-4 victory against Luxembourg's Muller made it four wins in a row for the second seed.
He said on atpworldtour.com: "Yesterday and today, I beat some really good players on this surface. Gilles' game is perfect for this surface.
"I'm so happy to win and it fills me with confidence. I've done a lot of work on grass. Now I move better and feel much more comfortable.
"Coming in, I thought getting one match was already good. But I had no idea I could play for a final. It's perfect."
In the final on Saturday, Cuevas will play American Steve Johnson, who won two matches in a day.
First, he finished off a quarter-final upset against top seed Kevin Anderson and then defeated Andreas Seppi 6-4 6-4.
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