Hubert Hurkacz

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ATP Montreal 22: 4. półfinał M-1000.

[8] Hubert Hurkacz d. Nick Kyrgios 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1

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ATP Montreal 22: 2. finał M-1000.

[8] Hubert Hurkacz d. [4] Casper Ruud 5-7 6-3 6-2

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Dziś Polak zagra o:
* 2. tytuł M-1000;
* 6. tytuł w karierze;
* rekordowe, 8. miejsce w rankingu Entry;
* 5. miejsce w rankingu race 2022;

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Hurkacz Hauls In Ruud To Reach Montreal Final

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Pole to take on Carreno Busta for title at ATP Masters 1000 event
Hubert Hurkacz continues to hang tough in Montreal.

The eighth seed rallied from losing a see-saw first set to seal a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 semi-final victory against Casper Ruud at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers on Saturday, his fourth consecutive three-set victory of the week.

After Ruud impressively recovered a 0-3 deficit to take the opening set, Hurkacz regained his composure to dictate the rest of the proceedings with some aggressive hitting and level the pair’s ATP Head2Head series at 1-1. The Pole’s power from deep brought him regular success against the Ruud delivery, with Hurkacz converting five from eight break points en route to a two-hour, two-minute victory at the ATP Masters 1000 event.


“I was trying to stay in the game,” said Hurkacz after the match when asked about the early pressure he faced on Court Central. “Casper was playing really incredible tennis and he was the better player at the beginning, especially for the first set and a half. I was trying to stay in the game and hold on to compete as good as I can.”

Hurkacz had already battled past Emil Ruusuvuori, Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Nick Kyrgios in matches that went the distance this week in Quebec. Despite the demanding nature of his victories, Hurkacz was confident he would be ready to bring his best for the final, where he will face Pablo Carreno Busta, who downed Daniel Evans in 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2 on Saturday evening.

“It’s OK," said the Pole, who has now triumphed in his past six three-set matches. “Physically I feel good. I’ve been putting a lot of work in these past weeks. So far, so good!"

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Hurkacz had initially started well and broke Ruud’s serve immediately on the way to a 3-0 lead, but the Norwegian dug deep and demonstrated the sort of resilience that has earned him three ATP Tour titles in 2022. He reeled off three games in a row before producing a high-quality return game at 5-5 to earn a second break of the Hurkacz serve, which had proved impenetrable in the quarter-finals against Kyrgios.

With his serve under pressure, it was Hurkacz’s return game that dragged him back into the match in the second and third sets, with the Pole striking particularly cleanly off his backhand wing. He broke serve twice in each set to seal what was ultimately a comfortable victory and reach his second final of the season.

Hurkacz’s desire to stay on the front foot in rallies proved crucial to his comeback win. The INSIGHTS Conversion statistics show this was particularly decisive in the third set, when Hurkacz won 80 per cent (16/20) of points when attacking, well above his average of 70.4 per cent for the week in Montreal so far.

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hube ... ew'>Hubert Hurkacz</a> & <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casp ... ew'>Casper Ruud</a> INSIGHTS Conversion Set 3

Halle champion Hurkacz is chasing his second title of 2022 and his second at Masters 1000 level, following his victory in Miami in 2021. The 25-year-old's run to the final in Montreal has lifted him two spots to ninth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin, with Hurkacz set to rise to fifth if he claims the title as he looks to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the second straight year.

“The finals are always very tricky," said Hurkacz. "The best players from each half are playing there, so obviously whoever I’m going to play will have a lot of momentum, a lot of confidence. It’s just going to be a super tough battle.”

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Hurkacz Puts Perfect Finals Record On The Line

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At 31, Carreno Busta into first ATP Masters 1000 Final
Hubert Hurkacz is one of the shyest, most soft-spoken players on the ATP Tour.

You wouldn’t know it by the way 25-year-old from Poland drives. (He was once spotted behind the wheel of a gleaming-yellow McLaren 720S in the Southern California desert, and says if he hadn’t gone into the tennis business he might have pursued a career in auto racing.)

Or the way he serves — a stroke that has fast become one of the loudest, engine-revving weapons on the circuit. As we’ve seen this week at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers, it’s a shot that has helped him out of many a sticky situation. In fact, all four of the World No. 10 Pole’s victories in Montreal, including his 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 dismissal of fourth seed Casper Ruud in Saturday’s semi-final, have gone the distance, his serve often the difference-maker.


He smacked 23 aces in his opener against Albert Ramos-Vinolas, 16 against Emil Ruusuvuori, 20 against Nick Kyrgios, and another 18 against Ruud, giving him a tournament-leading 77 (and counting) on the week.

Oh, how those free points can come in handy in a pinch.

“He’s got one of the best serves in the world,” said Kyrgios, a power-server himself, but now winless in two ATP Head2Heads with Hurkacz in 2022.

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Hurkacz is now into his second ATP Masters 1000 hard-court final, having won the first in Miami in 2021 (def. Jannik Sinner, 7-6(4), 6-4). He comes in as the favourite against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain, who has climbed seven spots this week to No. 16 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings. The 31-year-old Spaniard is into the first ATP Masters 1000 final of his career.

Hurkacz is a perfect five-for-five in finals coming into Sunday’s title tilt.

“I just try to give myself the best chance,” said the eighth seed. “I just try to compete as hard as I can, be as well prepared as I can. I was fortunate to win the first few finals. But tomorrow is going to be a new match. It's going to be a very tricky one.”

Carreno Busta didn’t drop a set all week until Brit Daniel Evans pushed him to three in a thrilling 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2 semi-final. The two-time US Open semi-finalist, raised on clay, continues to show his considerable all-surface skills. It’s taken the Spaniard, who turned pro back in 2009, some time to reach this stage, but as he asked after his escape against Evans, “Why not now?”


“It’s probably one of the worst years of my career, with not really good results,” he laughed. “I did make the final in Barcelona, the semi-finals in Bastad, but now, I don’t know why, this week the level was unbelievable. I’m excited. It’s a big opportunity for me to know how to do it. For me, for my confidence, it’s very important to go on court tomorrow and try to do my best, to be aggressive and play my tennis.”

The finalists have split their two previous encounters, both coming in 2021 on hard courts: Carreno Busta prevailed in a Round-of-16 matchup in Cincinnati, 7-6(2), 6-3, while Hurkacz answered in the Metz final, 7-6(2), 6-3.

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