“I think now I’m in the moment,” Hubert Hurkacz after reaching the finals of Miami Open 2021

“I think now I’m in the moment,” Hubert Hurkacz after reaching the finals of Miami Open 2021

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Hubert Hurkacz created history on Friday as he became the first Polish player to reach as Masters final. The 26th seed has been firing on all cylinders this week in Miami as he defeated Andrey Rublev in straight sets in the semifinals on Friday. He also defeated the second seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals, making it back to back top 10 victories.

“I think now I’m in the moment,” Hurkacz said in his post-match press conference. “I’m just trying, and obviously super happy to be where I am now, but now we try to prepare as best as we can with [coach Craig Boynton] for that final match on Sunday,” he added.

Hubert Hurkacz was up to the task on Friday as he completely decimated the Russian, Andrey Rublev in straight sets. The Pole broke Rublev thrice during the whole match and served up eight aces, One of the most important factors during his recent success has been his ability to win points on first serve, which has consistently been above 70%.

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Hubert Hurkacz on playing his ‘good friend’ in the final of Miami Open

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In the finals of Miami Open 2021, Hubert Hurkacz will be up against a rather familiar opponent, Jannik Sinner. The duo are no strangers to each other, and have combined to play Doubles this season. They have a win-loss record of 3-2 so far.

“We played doubles together last week in Dubai, now we’re playing in the final of a Masters 1000 event, so it’s going to be a fun match,” he added. “Jannik is a great person. I think like [he’s] super, super calm and super chill, and also he’s a good person. We joke around. We are good friends, so I wish him well,” Hurkacz continued.

Speaking about his own form, the Pole was super excited to play the finals after surviving a couple of close encounters during the early rounds.

“In the first round I beat Denis Kudla, but [it was] obviously… [a] close match [that] I won in the tie-breaker the first set,” he reflected. “But after that, Denis Shapovalov – [he] beat me the week before in Dubai. I think every single match was very tough. [I am] super pumped I was able to come through all of those matches,” he added.

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