Hubert Gurkacz defeated Dominik Thiem 6:3, 6:4 in the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Metz. So he probably moved on to the next stage. In addition, he is close to defending the title won a year ago.
After being knocked out of the US Open Grand Slam, Hubert Gourkach decided to take some time off and then compete on the hard courts in Metz, France. The ATP 250 tournament started for the Pole from the second round and the duel with Dominic Thiem. The Austrian has recently recovered from an injury and is now slowly trying to get back on the track. It is worth recalling that a year ago, the Wroclaw winner won this competition, so he defends the title.
Hubert Gurkacz defeated Dominic Thiem in the first set of the ATP 250 tournament in Metz.
The first set began with the popular site “Hubi”. The 25-year-old had a lot of trouble but ended up coming out unscathed. He managed to defend two break points, helped by successful passes in the form of aces. The next games were pretty short. Especially the fifth, which ended very quickly. The Pole won it without losing a single point.
Tennis players met in private. Nobody was going to let go. In addition, there were not so many chances to break the opponent either. Only in the eighth game, which was the longest in this game, Hubert Gurkacz took advantage of the situation and jumped back two games ahead. However, it took him three break points to do so. A few moments later, strong transmissions from Wroclaw affected the Austrian. This one missed, and the Pole won this set 6:3.
Hubert Gurkacz didn’t give the Austrian a chance. Confident advance to the third round of the ATP 250 in Metz
The second batch also did not last very long. The game was smooth and at the same time devoid of long swaps. Three of the first four games were one-sided in favor of the server, as a result, winnings were reduced to zero. The fifth gem started with three mistakes by Dominic Thiem. First, he landed an inaccurate backhand shot, and then made a mistake, hitting the net and into the car. Thanks to this, “Hubi” had a great opportunity to break through. Although the opponent defended the first break point, he failed to cope with the second one.
This was the key moment of this meeting. The Polish tennis player controlled the course of events and calmly brought his advantage to the end of the match. In fact, the Austrian scares him, and even for a moment he did not seriously threaten him. Except at the beginning of this collision. As a result, Hubert Gurkacz won 6:3, 6:4 and confidently advanced to the next round of the ATP 250 tournament in Metz.
Source: Wprost
