French Open: Poland’s Hurkacz through to 3rd round of men's singles

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has made it through to the third round of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.

Poland's Hubert Hurkacz celebrates winning his 2nd-round men's singles match against Marco Cecchinato of Italy at the 2022 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Thursday, May 26, 2022.

Photo: EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK

The 25-year-old Pole defeated Italy's Marco Cecchinato 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the men's singles at the Grand Slam tournament in the French capital on Thursday.

Allez!🇵🇱🎾@rolandgarros #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/hbRCEG5APi

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) May 26, 2022

Hurkacz, 13th in the world ranking, next takes on Belgium's David Goffin for a place in the fourth round.

Raz, dwa, trzy 🔥 Hubert Hurkacz z ekspresową wygraną. Koncertowa gra Polaka 🎾#RolandGarros https://t.co/t0W0c9aSSa

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) May 26, 2022

Meanwhile, Poland’s Iga Świątek has cruised into the third round of the women's singles competition at the French Open, with a 6-0, 6-2 win on Thursday against American Alison Riske.

The Polish world No. 1, who triumphed in Paris in 2020, won her 30th match in a row.

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Source: PAP