Paris Masters: Hurkacz makes second round with three-set win over Korda
Hubert Hurkacz defeated Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 on Tuesday afternoon. He’ll play Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the next round
Hubert Hurkacz (Imago/Panoramic)
Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 11 seed, beat American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 to advance to the second round of Paris Masters at the Accor Arena on Tuesday afternoon.
Hurkacz has won 11 of his last 13 ATP Masters 1000 matches (title in Shanghai, loss to Alcaraz in semi-final in Cincinnati and in the third round in Toronto). He now has 65 Masters 1000 match wins over the course of his career (65-35) and 18 just this season (18-7)
Hurkacz, ranked No 11, will face Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut next.
Paris Masters, other first-round results (Accor Arena, EUR 5.779.335, most recent results first):
- Ugo Humbert vs. Marcos Giron
- Gael Monfils vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- J.J. Wolf vs. Mackenzie McDonald: tuesday
- Daniel Altmaier vs. Arthur Fils: tuesday
- Alexander Zverev (10) beat Marton Fucsovics (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Dusan Lajovic (LL) beat Benjamin Bonzi (WC): 7-5, 6-3
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Dominic Thiem (Q) beat Stan Wawrinka: 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
- Tommy Paul (12) beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 0-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6)
- Grigor Dimitrov beat Lorenzo Musetti: 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3
- Taylor Fritz (9) beat Sebastian Baez: 6-1, 6-4
- Yoshihito Nishioka (Q) beat Jordan Thompson (LL): 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2
- Botic van de Zandschulp (Q) beat Adrian Mannarino: 6-4, 7-5
- Laslo Djere beat Luca Van Assche (WC): 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4
- Karen Khachanov (16) beat Max Purcell: 6-4, 6-4
- Roman Safiullin (Q) beat Alexandre Muller (WC): 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Alex De Minaur (13) beat Andy Murray: 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5
- Alexander Bublik beat Frances Tiafoe (14): 6-3, 6-4
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Christopher Eubanks: 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4
- Nicolas Jarry beat Alexei Popyrin: 7-5, 7-6 (6)
- Roberto Bautista Agut beat Jiri Lehecka: 6-4, 6-2
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Ben Shelton (15): 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3
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