Hubert Hurkacz topples Mensik in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Humbert at the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Hurkacz aces Mensik to face Ugo Humbert in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Hubert Hurkacz vs. Jakub Mensik

Hubert Hurkacz dispatches Jakub Mensik 6-7(9) 6-1 5-7 6-1 6-3 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Thursday. Hurkacz will square off with Ugo Humbert in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 25 minutes. His best achievement in this competition was reaching the 4th round in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Hurkacz
Melbourne
Hurkacz's Record

The Pole added to his prize money $ 75,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 255,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Hurkacz will add $ 120,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 375,000 in total.

Highlights Hubert Hurkacz vs. Jakub Mensik Australian Open – Melbourne

Hurkacz’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Hurkacz
Mensik
Hubert Hurkacz
6-79 6-1 5-7
6-1 6-3
3h:25
Jakub Mensik
168
168
Total points
134
134
74
74
Winners
76
76
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
57%
57%
34
34
Unforced
62
62
35%
35%
Ratio Unforced
65%
65%
26/34
26/34
Net Approaches
25/35
25/35
76%
76%
Perc
71%
71%
-- Serve --
19
19
Aces
19
19
2
2
Double Faults
10
10
67%
67%
1st in
60%
60%
82%
82%
1st won
75%
75%
74/90
74/90
1st won
76/101
76/101
60%
60%
2nd won
36%
36%
27/45
27/45
2nd won
24/66
24/66
221
221
Fastest serve
212
212
199
199
AVG 1st Serve
200
200
169
169
AVG 2nd Serve
160
160
-- Break Points --
7/21
7/21
Total
2/3
2/3
33%
33%
Won
67%
67%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Hubert scored 168 points vs. Jakub’s 134.

Hurkacz

The Pole served extremely well to win 82% of the points (74/90) behind his first serve, and he won 60% points (27/45) on his second serve. The Pole blasted 19 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Hurkacz won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points since he converted only 33% (7/21) of the procured opportunities.

Mensik

On the other side, the Czech was sharp when converting 67% of the break points that he conquered points (2/3). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Hurkacz and Mensik is 1-0 for Hubert.

Draw and next match H2H: Hubert Hurkacz vs. Ugo Humbert – stats

Hurkacz will play Humbert in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Hubert Hurkacz and Ugo Humbert fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Hubert Hurkacz Draw info

Hubert had an good ride in the last 2 sets to drop 4 games after winning 63 points vs. Humbert’s 36 points.

1st
Hurkacz
Mensik
6-7
6
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Hurkacz
Mensik
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
3rd
Hurkacz
Mensik
5-7
5
7
5
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
4th
Hurkacz
Mensik
6-1
6
1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
5th
Hurkacz
Mensik
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
 

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