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Tennis: Poland’s Hurkacz reaches Italian Open quarterfinals

15.05.2024 07:00
Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s singles at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, with a win over Sebastian Baez of Argentina.
Hubert Hurkacz
Hubert HurkaczEPA/FABIO FRUSTACI

The 27-year-old Pole, ranked world No. 9 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), defeated Baez 5-7, 7-6, 6-4 in the round of 16 on Tuesday.

The seventh-seeded Polish player will now take on 14th-seeded American Tommy Paul for a place in the semifinals.

Hurkacz is playing for his ninth career singles title in Rome.

The clay-court tournament in the Italian capital runs until Sunday.

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Source: IAR, polskieradio24.plPAP