Paul beat Hurkacz in a crazy match and reached the semifinals in Rome

The American Tommy Paul defeated Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz on Thursday in a match before a roller coaster and was decided in three sets, 7-5, 3-6 and 6-3to access the semi-finals of the Rome Masters 1,000.

Neither Hurkacz nor Paul had their day, but on the roller coaster of almost three hours that the conflict has been in the central court of the Foro Italico know the American manages his good times betterwho reached his third Masters 1,000 semi-final in 2024.

He achieved it after leaving a Hurkacz showing great sensation on clay despite not being his favorite surface and being the executioner of Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the second round, but he was not good on his serve, especially in the first attempt where he got three breaks.

Paul wasn’t much better in that set, but He only had two breaks which allowed him to get off to a better start in Italian clay where He has eliminated the Russian Daniil Medvedev.

The American started the second set better, but Hurkacz knows how to fight back to get the break back by scoring his first serve twice and extend the rivalry full of ups and downs in the third set where it is not known how to impose their game, their style, their rhythm; and where no one is successful enough again.

Paul lost his serve and the Pole took a two-game lead, which was soon squandered. With Paul tying the set at 2-2 and serving in his favor, he made another mistake. So did Hurkacz when confirming the breakdown. Nobody seems to want to finish the game.

The American managed to break his rival again and go up 5-3 and serve, with everything in his favor. He suffered, as he had to save as many as six break points in a never-ending final game in which he also needed four match points to seal his place in the semifinals, where A rival awaits, emerging from the rivalry between the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and the Chilean Nicolás Jarry.