Wimbledon: Poland’s Hurkacz through to 2nd round

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, with a straight-set win over Italy's Lorenzo Musetti.

Courts are covered as rain falls during first-round matches at the Wimbledon championships in London on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

Photo: EPA/NEIL HALL

The 24-year-old Pole on Tuesday saw off the 19-year-old Italian 6-4, 7-6, 6-1 in their first-round men's singles match at the grass-court tournament in the British capital.

Cieszę się, że dobrze rozpocząłem #Wimbledon . Trzymajcie kciuki za drugą rundę 🎾🇵🇱💪🍓
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I'm happy I started @Wimbledon well. Keep your fingers crossed for the second round 🎾🇵🇱💪🍓

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) June 29, 2021

Hurkacz, who is currently ranked world No. 18 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), will next face the winner of a match between Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori and American Marcos Giron.

Hubert Hurkacz. Photo: PAP/EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

The Polish player, who is coached by American Craig Boynton, in April won the men's singles at the Miami Open, a major US tournament sometimes referred to as "the fifth Grand Slam."

Meanwhile, Poland’s Iga Świątek has progressed to the second round of the women's singles at Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-4 win on Monday over Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei.

Świątek in 2018 won the Girls' Singles title at Wimbledon.

(gs/pk)

Source: PAP