HURKACZ BREAKS DOWN WORLD NO. 1 TO WIN TERRA WORTMANN OPEN TITLE.- ‘I’M SUPER EXCITED’.
Hubert Hurkacz beat world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to win the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, his first career title on grass. Hurkacz put in one of the performances of the year to beat his Russian opponent 6-1 6-4, and labelled his win as “special”. The 25-year-old said: “I’m super excited, I’ve been waiting a little bit for my first [title] this year.”
Hubert Hurkacz beat Daniil Medvedev 6-1 6-4 to win the Terra Wortmann Open final.
The 25-year-old denied the world No. 1 to cruise to his first title of the year, and his first on grass.
Playing as the tournament’s fifth seed, the Pole broke Medvedev three times as he raced to a quickfire 6-1 6-4 win.
“I’m super excited, I’ve been waiting a little bit for my first [title] this year,” Hurkacz said in his on-court interview.
“I’m happy to win my first ATP 500 title and of course, on the grass it is very special.
“I was serving pretty good today and got a little bit of momentum from the first game.
“I saved a couple of deuces on my service game and then I managed to break Daniil’s serve so I definitely got a little bit of momentum.
“I’M VERY HAPPY WITH THE WIN IN FRONT OF SUCH A GREAT CROWD HERE”.
Hurkacz’s fifth tour-level trophy in Halle means he will climb two spots from 12th in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, and into the top 10.
