Tennis: Poland’s Hurkacz through to 2nd round of Paris Masters

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has made it through to the second round of the Paris Masters tennis tournament in France.

Hubert Hurkacz in action at the 2023 Paris Masters.

Photo: EPA/TERESA SUAREZ

The 26-year-old Pole, ranked world No. 11 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), defeated American Sebastian Korda, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, in the first round in the French capital on Tuesday.

The energy from the crowd was 🔥 today! Onto R2 @RolexPMasters.

📸 Corinne Dubreuil | @atptour pic.twitter.com/kuy1lrsCxC

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) October 31, 2023

Hubert Hurkacz 🆚 Sebastian Korda
6:3, 6:7 (6-8), 6:3 - "Hubi" w 2. rundzie #ATPParis #ATPMasters1000 #RolexParisMasters

WIĘCEJ 🎾https://t.co/n3t5whAlJJ pic.twitter.com/nvT3m9v0uR

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) October 31, 2023

Up next for Hurkacz in Paris is Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.

Absolutely mesmerising 😍

All the angles of a gorgeous @HubiHurkacz drop shot in Paris! pic.twitter.com/4qaFWM7Nrt

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 31, 2023

Hurkacz is playing for his eighth career singles title in Paris, while also seeking to secure a berth in the season-ending ATP Finals next month.

FIGHTER 💪@HubertHurkacz fights past Korda 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3!@RolexPMasters | #RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/sto7QEj4Nh

— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 31, 2023

The Pole on Sunday played in the final of the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel, where he lost 4-6, 7-6, 6-7 to Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime.

Not to be today but we keep building 💪
Congrats @felixtennis for an amazing week 👏🏆

📸: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP pic.twitter.com/GTAXDwkWNL

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) October 29, 2023

Earlier this month, Hurkacz, who is coached by American Craig Boynton, won his seventh singles title by beating Russia's Andrey Rublev in the final of the Shanghai Masters tournament in China.

The 2023 Paris Masters indoor hard-court tournament runs until Sunday.

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Source: PAP