Hubert Hurkacz conquers Sebastian Korda 6-3 6-3 in the final in Delray Beach on Wednesday. The match was rather one-sided also because Korada was clearly struggling with injury. The Pole won this event without beating a top100 player. However, he was still happy for the feat to comment:
“It feels really amazing to win the title here. It was really nice to play with a crowd. That was helpful. I enjoyed a lot playing here.”
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Korda conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Hurkacz in the 1st game (1-0). However, Hurkacz managed to stage a great comeback to break Sebastian in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
Korda was outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-3 to 6-3.
The Pole converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-3 15-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1st game (0-0 0-40).
They played 54 points. The Pole won 8 points more than the American (31-23). The Pole conceded 9 points on serve (17-9). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 14 points on serve (14-14).
Hurkacz won the set after he broke Korda in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
Hubert was unerring in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, the Pole didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 51 points. Hubert was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Sebastian (29-22). Hubert lost 7 points on serve (17-7). In addition, on the other side, Korda conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, the Pole scored 60 points vs. the American’s 45.
Hubert was pretty focused in converting 80% of the break points that he conquered (4/5). On the other side, Korda was exceptional in converting the only break point that he converted. Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Hurkacz and Korda is 1-0 for Hubert.
This was the 2nd career title for the Pole. Korda lost the opportunity to win a title at the first attempt.
Highlights Hubert Hurkacz vs. Sebastian Korda Delray Beach Open – Delray Beach
