Roland-Garros: Hurkacz survives major scare to beat Griekspoor in five-set epic
Hubert Hurkacz defeated Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 5-7, 6-7 (13), 7-6 (5), 6-4 and will play Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas in the next round
Hurkacz at Roland-Garros, 2023 AI/Reuters/Panoramic
Hubert Hurkacz, the No 13 seed, defeated Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 5-7, 6-7 (13), 7-6 (5), 6-4 to advance to the third round of Roland-Garros.
Hurkacz, ranked No 14, will face Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas next.
Ahead of his victory, the Pole won against Belgian David Goffin (6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4).
Griekspoor, ranked No 39, won against Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez (6-4, 2-6, 0-6, 7-5, 6-3) in the previous round.
Paris (Grand Slam), other second-round results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 49.600.000, most recent results first):
- Holger Rune vs. Gael Monfils
- Alexander Zverev vs. Alex Molcan
- Arthur Rinderknech vs. Taylor Fritz
- Francisco Cerundolo vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Marcos Giron vs. Jiri Lehecka
- Tommy Paul vs. Nicolas Jarry
- Genaro Alberto Olivieri vs. Andrea Vavassori
- Guido Pella vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Zhizhen Zhang
- Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Max Purcell
- Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Jannik Sinner vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Giulio Zeppieri vs. Casper Ruud
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Alex De Minaur
- Borna Coric vs. Pedro Cachin
- Novak Djokovic vs. Marton Fucsovics: wednesday
- Lorenzo Musetti (17) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
- Andrey Rublev (7) beat Corentin Moutet: 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (29) beat Luca Van Assche: 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6)
- Cameron Norrie (14) beat Lucas Pouille (Q): 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
- Karen Khachanov (11) beat Radu Albot (Q): 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Taro Daniel: 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Juan Pablo Varillas beat Roberto Bautista Agut (19): 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
- Denis Shapovalov (26) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Diego Schwartzman beat Nuno Borges: 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-3
- Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC) beat Stan Wawrinka: 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3
- Lorenzo Sonego beat Ugo Humbert: 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
- Fabio Fognini beat Jason Kubler: 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-2
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2
- Sebastian Ofner (Q) beat Sebastian Korda (24): 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-4
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