Hurkacz secured a berth in the final with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 victory at IGA Stadium
. He’ll next play the winner of the evening semi-final between Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta and Britain’s Daniel Evans.
“That was a lucky shot in an important moment,” Hurkacz said. “Sometimes it happens. But I was trying to be aggressive at that point so I was happy that paid off.” He came to the net frequently to put pressure on and it paid off with an early break. Hurkacz then held at love for a quick 3-0 lead. “I didn’t expect to be in the 7-5, 1-0 position when I was 3-0 down in the first set,” Ruud said. “But he some sloppy mistakes, then he kind of erased those and played some beautiful winners and beautiful games.”
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