Hubert Gurkach (8 ATP) stopped in the 1/8 finals of the tournament “ATP 500” in Rotterdam against the Dutchman Tallon Grikspoor (29 ATP), the score 7-6(5), 6(5)-7, 6(4)-7.

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Hubert Gurkach was eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the ATP in Rotterdam after three tie-breaks

The fourth favorite of the competition, Gurkach won his first set on a tiebreak with a score of 7-5.

The second set was just as balanced, with another tie-break followed, where this time Greixpur won, 7-5.

And the decisive scenario was the same: the Dutchman won the tiebreak 7-4 and qualified for the next round after two hours and 36 minutes.

In the quarter-finals, Tallon Grikspur will meet the winner of Jan Lennard Struff (25 ATP) and Emil Ruusuvuori (55 ATP).

ABN AMRO Open 2024 will be held from February 12 to 18. The tournament takes place in Rotterdam on hard, is part of the “ATP 500” category and offers a total prize money of 2,134,985 euros. The champion of the title is Daniil Medvedev.