Iga Swiatek became the first Pole to win a Major when she triumphed at Roland Garros last year. And now Hurkacz has become the first Pole to ever win an ATP 1000 event.
The 24-year-old revealed that he is ‘super proud’ of Swiatek, and that her triumph gave many Polish players - including himself - the belief that they could lay their hands on the big titles.
With Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem absent from the field in Miami this year, the younger players had a great chance to make a breakthrough. And they did just that, with seven of the quarterfinalists being 25 or under.
In addition to Hubert Hurkacz and Jannik Sinner, the likes of Sebastian Korda, Andrey Rublev and Alexander Bublik also achieved career first in Miami. Hurkacz pointed out that the younger players were eagerly trying to put their best foot forward in the absence of the Big 3.
The Pole also claimed that Jannik Sinner is one of the best candidates for the Next Gen takeover, and called the Italian an ‘amazing competitor’.
Hubert Hurkacz continued to speak in glowing terms about Jannik Sinner, highlighting why the teenager stands out as an individual and tennis player.
I played the best tennis I ever played: Hubert Hurkacz
According to Hubert Hurkacz, he has never played as well as he did this week at the Miami Masters. The Pole revealed that each victory filled him with ever more confidence, which made the whole event ‘something special’.
Hubert Hurkacz credited the hard yards put in by his coach and himself for the dramatic improvements in his game. However, the 24-year-old asserted that he is still a work in progress and that he hopes to keep getting better.
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