He has eight won competitions in the tour, including two in the Masters series. In 2021 he triumphed in Miamiwhere in finale He defeated the current ATP leader Jannik Sinner, and two years later in Shanghai. There, in the last meeting, he turned out to be better than Andrei Rublow. For this place in the first 30th ATP, and earlier even in the top 10 ranking, plays in ATP Finals or the Wimbledon semi -final four years ago. Hubert Hurkacz has made a brand in the tennis world for years.
Hubert Hurkacz will take part in ATP Challenger 175
That is why it may be surprising that the Pole has applied to the ATP Challenger 175 competition in Turin. Such large names are simply not often seen on the lists of small tournaments. So why did Hurkacz decide on a similar step?
The reason is health problems that the 28-year-old struggled with. He appeared last on March 10 during the 1/16 Indian Wells tournament. There, his rival was Alex de Minaur, with whom he fought in the first set of losing 4: 6, but in the second he was broken down to zero in Gemach. Soon he announced that he was struggling with an injury of the lower back. It was through her that he left the ATP 1000 series in Miami, Monte Carlo, as well as the 500 series in Munich.
Hurkacz has already recovered, and he will play on the big stage during the “Good Morning” during the tournament in Madrid, which will take place from April 22 to May 4. The Pole in the first round received a free fate, while in the second standing opposite the winning of the pair Benjamin Bonzi – Marin Clicić.
After the competition in Spain, Hurkacz will go to Rome, where he will perform in another Tysięśnik, played from 7 to 18 May. However, if he did not succeed on the Foro Italico courts, then the option to play more meetings will become a challenger in Turin, which will start on May 13. And the larger number of meetings is the thing that causes ours the most tennisia.
The appearance of such a player at small competitions would certainly be a real treat for local fans, but also an unusual situation for the person concerned. Hurkacz took part in Challenge for the last time in 2019, so 6 years ago.