Hubert Hurkacz and Iga Swiatek are going to play the United Cup for Poland in Perth. Hubert and Iga took some time off having fun in the local surrounding trying some surfing. According to these pictures and video they were quite happy doing that.
Team Poland including women world number 1 @iga_swiatek “acclimatising” to Aussie conditions, learning how to surf down at Scarborough beach. @SBSNews @UnitedCupTennis @DestPERTH @WestAustralia pic.twitter.com/278ytKEUVH
— Christopher Tan (@christophert77) December 28, 2023
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Hubert Hurkacz in 2023
At the moment ranked no.9 (career-high), Hubert played his last match on the 16th of November when he lost to world no.1 Novak Djokovic 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This season Hurkacz has managed to achieve a compiled 47-24 win-loss record. Hurkacz conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Marseille and Shanghai. Hubert got to the final in Basel.
Hurkacz will play next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 14th of January.
Iga Swiatek in 2023
Currently the world no.1, Swiatek played her last match on the 6th of November when she defeated world no.5 Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-0 in the final in Cancun to win her 17th career title.
This season the Pole achieved a 68-11 record. Iga clinched 6 titles in 2023 in Doha, Stuttgart, French Open, Warsaw, Beijing and Cancun. Swiatek got to the final in Dubai and Madrid.