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HAfter defending a match point, he won the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai, where the Pole beat the favored Russian brought them to their knees 6:3, 3:6, 7:6 (8).
“This is particularly emotional, it was an incredible fight,” said Hurkacz after his second title at this level. The 26-year-old tennis professional is once again approaching the top ten in the world and can now expect to take part in the ATP Finals for the best eight players of the year in Turin. For the showdown (from November 12th) are still available , , and qualified.
For is the unofficial World Cup, where he narrowly missed the trophy in London in 2019 and 2020 (final defeats against and Medvedev), has not been an issue for a long time. In the annual ranking, the 30-year-old only appears in position 104. In the latest world rankings, Thiem lost 14 places after the round of 16 exit at the Challenger in Bratislava and is now only 86. Little consolation: his conqueror from Canada took the title yesterday.
Thiem’s focus now turns to this week’s ATP tournament in Antwerp, which he has fond memories of. Last year, the Lichtenwörthern made it to the semi-finals. Incidentally, in the round of the last eight he defeated Hurkacz (then number eleven) 3:6, 7:6, 7:6. This year’s opening opponent will be the Italian Bratislava semifinalist (No. 133).
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