Hubert Hurkacz conquers Christopher O Connell 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Stuttgart on Friday. Hurkacz will have to play Jan-Lennard Struff in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 26 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reach the 2nd round in 2021 and 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.
Hurkacz added to his prize money € 15,720 after winning this match. He has already won € 37,435 so far in the tournament. If he wins the next match, Hubert will add € 26,305 to his earnings to get in total € 63,740.
Highlights Hubert Hurkacz vs. Christopher O Connell Boss Open – Stuttgart
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:26
At the end of the match, the Pole scored 70 points vs. the Australian’s 56.
Hurkacz
Hubert served very well to win 91% of the points (31/34) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (10/19) on his second serve. Hubert struck 16 aces without committing any double fault. The Pole won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 25% (2/8) of the procured opportunities.
O Connell
On the other side, O Connell wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Hurkacz and O Connell is 1-0 for Hubert.
Draw and next match H2H: Hubert Hurkacz vs. Jan-Lennard Struff – stats
Hurkacz will play Struff in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Hubert Hurkacz and Jan-Lennard Struff fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Struff (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Struff won 7-64 6-4 6-1 in the Rubber 5 in 2 back in 2016.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Pole grabbed in the 10th game (6-4) prior to finally winning the set (6-4).
Hurkacz failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.
The Pole converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Hubert didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 69 points. Hurkacz conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Christopher (40-29). Hubert surrendered 7 points on serve (25-7). on the other side of the net, O Connell conceded 15 points on serve (22-15).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Hurkacz conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
Hubert converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th (4-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A). On the other side, Hurkacz didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 57 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Pole won just 3 points more than O Connell (30-27). Hubert dropped 5 points on serve (16-5). On the losing side, Christopher conceded 14 points on serve (22-14).
Tennis Scores in Stuttgart
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Taylor FritzFritz (6-4 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (6-76 7-64 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Richard GasquetGasquet (6-4 7-5) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (1-2) – H2H details and stats
