Hubert Gurkach met with Alexei Popyrin in the second round of the Indian Wells tournament in the USA. The Pole advanced without much trouble, signaling that he has a desire for another title.
This was the second duel between Hubert Gurkach and Alexey Popyrin. Their first match took place two years ago also as part of the tournament in Indian Wells. The Australian defeated Zhizhen Zhang in the first round of this year’s competition, but the 23-year-old managed to rise as a “lucky loser”. He definitely had more problems with the higher ranked Pole. We watched a very good game “Hubi”.
Hubert Gurkach defeated Alexey Popyrin
Hubert Gurkacz entered Indian Wells with the ninth number of the tournament and was a clear favorite in the duel with Alexei Popyrin. The Australian is 101st in the ATP world rankings, but in recent weeks he has proven that he is a strong player and should not be prematurely put in the role of a loser. This season, he has delivered some surprises and knocked out higher-ranked opponents from the biggest tournaments.
The first sensation with his participation occurred during the Australian Open, when in the second round he defeated the fifth rocket of the world Taylor Fritz, and at the opening tournament of the season in Adelaide he was better than Felix Auger. -Aliassime (10th ATP), and then Marcos Girona, who was eliminated only at the quarter-final stage. Hubert Gurkacz set the bar too high for him in Indian Wells and failed to beat the Pole. The next opponent from Wroclaw will be the American Tommy Paul, who in the second round met with the German Jan-Lennard Struff, defeating him with a score of 6:3, 6:3.
Hubert Gurkacz - Alexey Popyrin 6:3, 6:3.
Source: Wprost
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