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

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has made it through to the third round of the Cincinnati Open tournament in the US state of Ohio.

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.

Photo: PAP/Marcin Cholewiński

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 Cincinnati Open tournament, also known as the Western & Southern Open, 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