Tennis: Poland’s Hurkacz climbs to world No. 16

Polish tennis player Hubert Hurkacz has climbed 21 notches to a career-high world No. 16 in the latest ATP rankings.

Hubert Hurkacz in action at the 2021 Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami Gardens, Florida, USA.

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The 24-year-old Pole, coached by American Craig Boynton, on Sunday won the men's singles at the Miami Open, a major US tournament sometimes referred to as "the fifth Grand Slam."

Thank you all for your congratulations and great support. This is an additional motivation for me to become a better and better tennis player. More challenges ahead of me and I will do my best!💪Thank you! 🙏🎾@emocjedopelna @yonex_tennis @GrupaLOTOS @MiamiOpen #hubi #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/fTrugRkTqn

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) April 5, 2021

Hurkacz took down 19-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner 7-6, 6-4 in the final in Florida to claim his third ATP singles title and become Poland's first ATP Masters 1000 singles champion.

Congratulations to Hubert Hurkacz for being the first 🇵🇱 tennis player to win an ATP Masters 1000 singles title! 👏🎾#MiamiOpen https://t.co/PFyQ4x3IgP

— Embassy of Poland U.S. (@PolishEmbassyUS) April 4, 2021

🙈🙉🙊😂 https://t.co/15c1SVInVT

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) April 5, 2021

The pride of 🇵🇱

An outstanding two weeks from @HubertHurkacz! #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/VcFCWTRtll

— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 4, 2021

In January, Hurkacz won his second ATP singles title by beating American Sebastian Korda in the final of the Delray Beach Open tournament in the United States.

Meanwhile, Kamil Majchrzak, a Polish 25-year-old, has dropped four spots to No. 118 in the latest rankings released on Monday by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic remains No. 1 in the ATP ranking, followed by Russia's Daniil Medvedev and Spain’s Rafael Nadal.

Step by step 🔝. 🎾💪 #ATPTour @atptour #hubi pic.twitter.com/jcOqhRx5xg

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) April 6, 2021

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Source: PAP