Tennis: Poland’s Hurkacz through to 2nd round of Australian Open

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has made it through to the second round of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.

Hubert Hurkacz of Poland celebrates winning his men's singles first round match against Dennis Novak of Austria at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 21 January 2020.

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The 22-year-old Pole beat Austria’s Dennis Novak in a five-set (6-7, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4) win in the men's singles on Tuesday.

Pierwszy raz w karierze odrabiam stratę dwóch setów i wygrywam 3:2!
Jutro 2 runda @AustralianOpen 🎾💪
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First time in my lifecame back from being 0:2 in sets!
Tomorrow second round #AusOpen 🎾💪@emocjedopelna @yonex_tennis @GrupaLOTOS #hubi #NAJniebierzesięznikąd pic.twitter.com/W7UEwVf3KS

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) January 21, 2020

Hurkacz, 31^st in the world ranking, next takes on Australia’s John Millman.

Meanwhile, Poland’s Iga Świątek is set to face Hungary’s Timea Babos in their first-round women's singles match at the Australian Open.

Polish player Magda Linette crashed out in the first round of the women's singles at the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne on Tuesday.

(jh/gs)

Source: PAP