Hubert Hurkacz reached the final in Montreal after defeating Casper Ruud in 3 sets coming from behind. Hubert was clearly struggling after losing the first set until his coach Craig Boynton shouted him to fight. That was the spark for Hurkacz, who started to play every point at his very best before winning the 3-setter.
Here is a video about what has happened.
"You just gotta fight" 💪@HubertHurkacz got some advice from coach Craig Boynton in his Montreal semi-final!#OBN22 pic.twitter.com/mfwUpvQJeA
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 14, 2022
Hurkacz in Montreal, ranking, and results in 2022
At the moment ranked no.10, the Pole owns a compiled 32-13 match record in 2022. Hurkacz is participating in Montreal where he beat the world no.44 Emil Ruusuvuori 6-3 6-74 6-2, the world no.43 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-76 6-2 7-63, the world no.37 Nick Kyrgios 7-64 6-75 6-1 and the world no.7 Casper Ruud 5-7 6-3 6-2.
Hurkacz is scheduled to play next in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open). He will start from the main draw 15th of August.
Hubert Hurkacz will play the world no.23 Pablo Carreno-Busta in the final on Sunday at 4:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Carreno-Busta.
The Pole conquered 1 title in 2022 in Halle.
Hubert won 5 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Casper Ruud in 2022
WWWLWWWWLW Now the world no.7, Casper played his last match on the 13th of August when he surrendered to world no.10 Hubert Hurkacz 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Montreal (draw).
Presently, during this year the Norwegian owns a 38-14 match record. Casper clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, in Geneva and in Gstaad. Ruud was the runner-up in Miami and at the French Open.
Hubert Hurkacz and Casper Ruud squared off just twice. Their actual record is 1-1. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Hubert Hurkacz won 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Montreal (National Bank Open) on the 13th of August 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
