Hubert Hurkacz was promoted to the 4th round of the French Open for the first time in his career.
Hurkacz started badly in the first game, but he managed to hold on to three break points and win his service game. Both players were able to “watch” their passes until the twelfth game, when the Poles took the opportunity to make a break, which was also a set piece.
In the second set, Hurkacz managed to win the first set. David Goffin made an own mistake after a forehand and the score became 3-1. More and more times, the Belgian’s face shows a grin of pain, he also struggles to get a lot of balls. The best Polish player took advantage of it, winning 6:2.
The third set was played to the last by Goffin, who couldn’t beat Hurkacz. The match ended with Poland winning in three sets.
David Goffin – Hubert Hurkacz – 5:7, 2:6, 1:6
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Seed with number 12 Hubert Hurkacz he started the competition on the Roland Garros pitch with a win against two Italians – Giulio Zeppierim 7:5, 6:2, 7:5 and Marco Cecchinato 6:1, 6:4, 6:2.
On the other hand, the 31-year-old Belgian’s best results were in French Open was the quarter-finals of 2016. But in the previous two editions, he was eliminated in the first round.
Goffin is ranked 48th in the world rankings. The highest – five years ago – was ranked seventh. In recent months, it has gone up again in form. He has won six tournaments to his credit ATP – the last in Marrakech in March.
Every ball means@rolandgarros #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/Wxv2Gc6lpL
– Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) May 28, 2022
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