The Polish Hubert Hurkacznumber 17 in world tennis, became the first semifinalist of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 after defeating the Hungarian in the quarterfinals Fabian Marozsanwhich is located in the 91st position in the ranking.
The match, which lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes, ended up being resolved in three sets (4-6, 6-1, 6-3) in favor of the Pole, who became part of the ‘top 10’ of the international classification ..
This is the first time the two players will face each other in a professional circuit match.
After his victory, Hurkacz will face the winner of the duel between the Americans in the semifinals Ben Shelton and Sebastian Kordawhich will also be held today at the center court of the Qizhong sports center.
The other semi-final will come from the clashes that will take place this Friday between the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and the Chilean Nicholas Jarry and among the Russians Andrey Rublev -the only ‘top 10’ left in the tournament- and the Frenchman Ugo Humbert.
Source: La Verdad
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