Tennis: Poland’s Hurkacz through to 3rd round in Cincinnati

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has made it through to the third round of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in the US city of Cincinnati.

Polish tennis player Hubert Hurkacz.

Photo: PAP/Marcin Cholewiński

The 27-year-old, ranked world No. 7 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), defeated Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 3-6, 7-6, 6-1 in the second round of the men’s singles on Thursday.

Hubi outlasts Yoshi

Moving to the third-round against Nishioka 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 @HubertHurkacz will face Cobolli next. #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/cGl2L1EpWa

— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 15, 2024

Hubert Hurkacz nie odpuścił. Polak wyszedł z tarapatów i wywalczył awans #CincinnatiBCT #ATPhttps://t.co/gu6IGSXLLr

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) August 15, 2024

The Polish player, who had a bye in the first round, will next face Italian Flavio Cobolli for a place in the quarterfinals at the hard-court tournament in Cincinnati.

A special souvenir from @HubertHurkacz 😁#CincyTennis

pic.twitter.com/J3L7oru2uF

— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 15, 2024

On the women's side, Poland's world No. 1 Iga Świątek has moved into the last 16 with a three-set win on Wednesday over France's Varvara Gracheva.

The top-seeded Polish player will now face Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine for a place in the quarterfinals.

The Western & Southern Open tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio, also known as the Cincinnati Open or Cincinnati Masters, is for many top tennis players the final warm-up before the US Open Grand Slam event, which begins on August 26.

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Source: PAP