(10th ATP) this year he played four matches in the ATP Cup. He won three of them, and lost only to the Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut (17th ATP) 6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 7. For a week now, the best Polish tennis player has been preparing for the Australian Open, where he was eliminated in the first round last year. He was defeated by the Swede Mikael Ymer (82nd ATP) 3: 2.
“Even a little higher than ninth place”
Hubert Hurkacz competing in Melbourne
– Compared to last year, we feel quite normal here. We had to pass tests after arriving in Australia and after six days of stay and later it was possible to function normally. The difference is felt –
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The Pole has a chance in the fourth round of the tournament to face the winner of 20 Grand Slam tournaments, the Spaniard (6th ATP). He has never competed with him in an official match.
– I hope it will be successful this year and I will have a chance to compete with him. I think it would be a really nice game. Training with Rafa was quite long ago and I don’t remember the details, but Rafa makes an amazing impression on the court – added Hurkacz.
What are Hurkacz’s plans for this year? – I hope that at the end of the year I will be in the 10th ATP ranking and maybe even a little higher than the ninth place where I ended 2021 – admits the Pole.
The Australian Open will start on Monday, January 17. Five Polish representatives will play in it: Iga ¦wi ± tek, Magdalena Fręch, Hubert Hurkacz and Kamil Majchrzak. The plan of the first meetings of our players can be seen here.
Source: Sport
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