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

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has made it through to the second round of the US Open tennis tournament in New York.

Fans ride an escalator into Arthur Ashe Stadium on the first day of the US Open Tennis Championships in New York. The 2021 US Open runs from August 30 to September 12.

Photo: EPA/JUSTIN LANE

The 24-year-old Pole beat Belarus' Egor Gerasimov 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in their first-round men's singles match at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday.

Jestem zadowolony z mojej gry dzisiaj. Dobrze serwowałem, dobrze grałem z głębi kortu. Czas na drugą rundę @usopen 💪🎾
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I'm very happy with my game today. I served well, played well from the base line. Time for the second round #USOpen pic.twitter.com/ueIr6UTUav

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) August 31, 2021

Hurkacz, 13th in the world ranking, next takes on Italian world No. 89 Andreas Seppi for a place in the third round.

Poland’s 2020 Roland Garros champion Iga Świątek has also advanced to the second round of the US Open.

Meanwhile, Polish players Kamil Majchrzak and Magda Linette both crashed out in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament in New York.

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Source: PAP