and Bublik met on the court for the third time. In 2020 – also in Dubai – Kazakhstan eliminated the Pole in the first round. A year ago, Hurkacz made his revenge in the match 1/32 of the Wimbledon final. Although Bublik is only 30th in the ATP ranking, many fans know him. . The Pole showed pity and defeated Bublik smoothly.
The first set lasted only 37 minutes. Kazakhstan was broken already in the second game, because he made two double service mistakes. Eventually, Hurkacz won the first game 6: 3. In the second set it was even easier for him. It only took him 23 minutes. The Pole immediately took the lead 3-0. Later, Bublik won one game, but Hurkacz won another three.
Hurkacz scored as much as 72 percent points on his own site (33/46), and Kazakhstan was much worse in this statistic (29/56). The Pole coped with the role of the favorite and dominated his rival 6: 3, 6: 1. It was the second win against Bublik in a few days. .
In the second round of the tournament in Dubai, his rival will be the Slovak Alex Molcan (69th ATP), a lucky loser in the qualifying round.
Hurkacz wants to enter the TOP 10
Novak Djokoviæ remains the leader of the ranking, ahead of Danił Medvedev and Alexander Zverev. Undoubtedly, the best Pole remains Hubert Hurkacz, who takes 11th place in the ATP ranking. Our second best Pole is Kamil Majchrzak, who is only 77th.
Source: Sport
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