Tennis: Poland’s Hurkacz beats world No. 1 to win Halle title

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has won his fifth ATP singles title by beating world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the final of the Halle Open grass-court tennis tournament in Germany.

Poland's Hubert Hurkacz lifts the 2022 Terra Wortmann Open men's singles trophy in Halle, Germany on Sunday, June 19, 2022.

Photo: PAP/DPA/David Inderlied

The fifth-seeded Pole saw off the 26-year-old Russian 6-1, 6-4 in the championship match on Sunday to win his first title on grass.

STILL UNDEFEATED IN A FINAL! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆@HubertHurkacz clinches his fifth title and first on 🌱 as he defeats Daniil Medvedev 6-1 6-4 in Halle!@ATPHalle | #TWO22 pic.twitter.com/R2KMw7hpAR

— ATP Tour (@atptour) June 19, 2022

"I’m super excited, I’ve been waiting a little bit for my first [title] this year," Hurkacz said after the match.

"I’m happy to win my first ATP 500 title and of course, on the grass it is very special," he added.

A happy Hubi 😌🙌@HubertHurkacz | @ATPHalle | #TWO22 pic.twitter.com/DdZMv9MOyv

— ATP Tour (@atptour) June 19, 2022

The 25-year-old Polish player is set to move up to world No. 10 in the Association of Tennis Professionals’ (ATP) singles rankings.

I ❤ your grass 🍀@ATPHalle pic.twitter.com/7KP3TyaxHF

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) June 19, 2022

Hurkacz in August 2019 won his first ATP singles career title in the Winston-Salem tournament in the US state of North Carolina.

In January last year, he claimed his second singles title at the Delray Beach Open in the United States, and followed up with victories at the Miami Open in April 2021 and the Moselle Open tournament in the French city of Metz in September 2021.

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Source: PAP, eurosport.co.uk