Tennis: Poland's Hurkacz reaches Chengdu final

Poland's Hubert Hurkacz has reached the final of the ATP 250 hard-court tournament in Chengdu, China, beating Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-7 (8-10), 6-3, 6-3.

Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, pictured at the US Open in September (file photo).

Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar

He will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the second seed, in Tuesday's final, after the Spaniard beat Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the other semi-final.

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It will be the 13th final of the 29-year-old's career, his first since Geneva in May last year.

Hurkacz has a losing head-to-head record against Davidovich Fokina, 2-4, having lost their last two meetings.

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Source: PAP