Dominic Thiem has been getting better and better lately, but he still has problems against the best players in the world. The Austrian US Open 2022 champion was defeated by Hubert Gurkac in the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Metz (ATP 250).
Dominic Thiem defeated by Hubert Gurkach at ATP Metz
Gurkach (10 ATP) beat Thiem after an hour and 16 minutes of play (he reached 182 ATP after a right wrist injury), 6-3, 6-4.
The second favorite of the competition from France will play Artur Rinderknech (60 ATP) in the quarters, after the representative of the hosts got past Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili (36 ATP, seeded No. 5), the score is 7-6(11), 6-3.
Hubby strikes first uD83DuDC4F@HubertHurkacz takes the first set 6-3 against Thiem in Metz@MoselleOpen pic.twitter.com/wV50hF8xrd
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 22, 2022
Hubert Gurkach, address to Roger Federer’s fans: “I hope you will forgive me”
Hubert Gurkach is the last opponent in Roger Federer’s career. The Pole, who beat the Swiss 6-3, 7-6, 6-0, hopes tennis fans will forgive him for his quarter-final result at Wimbledon 2021.
“To be the last to beat Federer is a mistake that I hope you will forgive me for. All kidding aside, playing him at Wimbledon on a packed center court was incredible. Those memories still give me goosebumps, but I hope that’s what I’ll be remembered for in my career.
In the end, the score doesn’t matter, I remember the second set as very intense. Then the third ended like this, hard to digest for all the fans. But Federer will be remembered for all his achievements, not those 6-0″ – Hubert Gurkachquoted by WeLoveTennis.
Source: Hot News RO
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