Hubert Hurkacz is known as an affable tennis player with a good sense of humor, but his fourth-round defeat at Roland Garros went against his good-natured character.
Hurkacz played his good friend Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Both players were seeking to reach a maiden quarterfinal at the clay-court Grand Slam.
The match was extremely tight, but Dimitrov's finesse trumped Hurkacz's power and serving prowess. The Bulgarian saved three break points at 5-6 in the first set to win in a tie-break.
He would break Hurkacz for the first time midway through the second and consolidate to take a two-set lead. But the drama unfolded in the third set when the Pole faulted chair umpire Alison Hughes, who correctly called out one of his forehands.
Hurkacz felt that it landed inside the court, but he had mistakenly chosen the wrong mark and demanded that a supervisor be summoned to the court.
Hurkacz played his good friend Grigor Dimitrov on Sunday on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Both players were seeking to reach a maiden quarterfinal at the clay-court Grand Slam.
The match was extremely tight, but Dimitrov's finesse trumped Hurkacz's power and serving prowess. The Bulgarian saved three break points at 5-6 in the first set to win in a tie-break.
He would break Hurkacz for the first time midway through the second and consolidate to take a two-set lead. But the drama unfolded in the third set when the Pole faulted chair umpire Alison Hughes, who correctly called out one of his forehands.
Hurkacz felt that it landed inside the court, but he had mistakenly chosen the wrong mark and demanded that a supervisor be summoned to the court.
- 6/3/2024
- Tennis Infinity
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