ATP Miami Open 2021 FINALS: Jannik Sinner vs Hubert Hurkacz- Preview, Head to Head and Prediction


ATP Miami Open 2021 FINALS: Jannik Sinner vs Hubert Hurkacz- Preview, Head to Head and Prediction

Jannik Sinner and Hubert Hurkacz

Jannik Sinner will take on Hubert Hurkacz in the FINAL of the Miami Open 2021. The nineteen year old Italian Sinner is currently the World no.31 on the ATP rankings and his twenty four year old Polish opponent is the World no.37.

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Match Details

  • Tournament: ATP Miami Open 2021
  • Match: Jannik Sinner vs Hubert Hurkacz
  • Round: Final 
  • Date: 4th April, 2021
  • Prize Money: Winner($300,110)Runner-up($165,000)
  • Venue: Miami, Florida 
  • Surface: Outdoor Hard Court

Jannik Sinner vs Hubert Hurkacz: Preview

Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner went from being ranked outside the top 500 to now no.37 in just two years. This is his first appearance in an ATP 1000 Final, and he is alongside Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi the only other teenager to achieve that feat. Sinner is tall, wiry and strong, and has a great game IQ.

His Semi-Final opponent was the seventh seed, Roberto Bautista Agut. Agut, who plays his best tennis on these slow hardcourts won the first set 7-5. But Sinner came back to take the second set 6-4. In the third set Sinner was trailing 1-3 before he pushed on to win the set and the match 5-7 6-4 6-4 in 2hr 38 mins. Sinner will face the twenty-sixth seed Hubert Hurkacz in the Finals.

Hurkacz won his first ATP Title at the Delray Beach Open in January 2021. Since then he has looked to continuously improve his game. Hurkacz has taken out some big names in the Miami Open so far including Denis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Quarters. His opponent in the Semi-Finals was Andrey Rublev. Rublev who had not yet dropped a set in the tournament was in for a rude shock as Hurkacz served eight aces and played some great tennis to beat him in straight sets, 6-3 6-4. 

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Jannik Sinner vs Hubert Hurkacz: Head-to-Head

Hubert Hurkacz
Hubert Hurkacz

The two players haven’t yet met on the tour, so the head to head stands at 0-0. 

Jannik Sinner vs Hubert Hurkacz: Prediction

Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner

Apart from the fact that Sinner has a great serve, and a great array of Groundstrokes, his greatest asset is his mind. The Italian has the nerve to pull through big matches. Hurkacz, who is in red hot form, will look to use his sledge hammer of a serve the same way as he has done in the tournament so far. 

Match Prediction: Jannik Sinner will beat Hubert Hurkacz in three sets. 

Also Read: ‘My dream is to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon’: Jannik Sinner

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