Tennis: Poland’s Hurkacz climbs back to world No. 8 after Estoril win

Polish tennis player Hubert Hurkacz has moved up two spots to climb back to a career-high No. 8 in the latest ATP rankings.

Polish tennis player Hubert Hurkacz.

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The 27-year-old Pole, coached by American Craig Boynton, on Sunday won the Estoril Open clay-court tournament in Portugal.

FIRST CLAY COURT TITLE FOR HUBI 🔥@HubertHurkacz captures his 8th ATP Tour crown after a straight-set win against Martinez 6-3 6-4! @EstorilOpen | #EstorilOpen pic.twitter.com/NjheZmJaA0

— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 7, 2024

Obrigado, Portugal. 🇵🇹

It’s been an amazing week, and even better ending 🏆 Super happy and motivated for the rest of the season💪 Until next time👋 pic.twitter.com/easO9LudCi

— Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) April 7, 2024

Hurkacz took down Spaniard Pedro Martinez 6-3, 6-4 in the final to claim his eighth ATP singles title and his first on clay.

The winning moment! 🤗@HubertHurkacz | @EstorilOpen | #EstorilOpen pic.twitter.com/xzMdtlwV3a

— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 7, 2024

Hubert Hurkacz w Estoril 🏆🔥🇵🇱

✅ Pierwszy tytuł na mączce w głównym cyklu ATP
✅ Awans na 8. miejsce w rankingu ATP
✅ Drugi Polak - 43 lata po Wojciechu Fibaku - z tytułem na mączce

WIĘCEJ 🎾https://t.co/5eeJOmXykK pic.twitter.com/l7otvk7yIm

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) April 7, 2024

Meanwhile, Maks Kaśnikowski, a Polish 20-year-old, has improved seven spots to No. 253 in the latest rankings released on Monday by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Polish state news agency PAP reported.

Serbian ace Novak Djokovic remains No. 1 in the ATP ranking, followed by Italy's Jannik Sinner and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz.

Hubert Hurkacz z pierwszym triumfem na nawierzchni ziemnej. "Niemal całkowicie zdominował finałowy pojedynek" 🔽#EstorilOpen https://t.co/ZHHhoYEErg

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) April 8, 2024

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Source: PAP