Hubert Hurkacz At the beginning of April he was victorious in Estoril, winning the so-called championship for the first time in his career. meal. The Pole did not follow suit in Monte Carlo and lost the ATP Masters 1000 tournament already in the third round. In which he defeated all Casper Rudd. The Wrocław native had the opportunity to make up for his unsuccessful performance in Madrid, where he started the competition from the second round due to classification.
ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid. Hubert Hurkacz says goodbye to the championship
Tuesday's match in Madrid went well at first Gem after gem. Both tennis players served great first serves and served aces, with Fritz initially looking better in this element. The American won the next two service matches No loss of pointsHurkacz only responded to his brilliant serve on the next occasion, although he still failed to find the balance.
He succeeded in this feat in the 10th game – an unsuccessful pass shot during the next action allowed Fritz to gain the advantage, and after a while he achieved victory in the match. The fate of the group was ultimately decided by a tie-break, which the American won Match won 7:6(2).
witnesses First break We were in the match at the beginning of the second set – after a failed shot from the Wroclaw player, Fritz took the lead, and after a while, after Hurkacz hit the net, he won the match. The American followed suit and quickly confirmed the break (2:0), which put the winner from Estoril in a difficult position. The opponent's excellent serve did not make the task easier for the eighth player in the world rankings. Moreover, Fritz was getting better at returning and in the seventh game he scared the hell out of Hurkacz. Which leads to a game of interest.
The Pole eventually defended his serve (3:4), but on the next serve He started making unforced errors again. The opponent took advantage of this and won the first ball of the match, but wasted three chances to close the match when he passed Hurkacz. He escaped the situation unscathed, leading to a tenth game in which he was unable to stop the American. Fritz won 6:4 and the entire match 7:6(2), 6:4 He advances to the quarter-finals of the tournament in Madrid, where he will face Francisco Cerundolo or Alexander Zverev.
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