Geneva Open: Hurkacz moves into final with 60-minute win over Ofner
Hubert Hurkacz won against Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4 on Friday afternoon and will play the winner of the match between qualifier Cameron Norrie and Serb Novak Djokovic, the second seed, in the final
Imago/Psnewz
Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 6 seed, won against Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the Geneva Open at Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives on Friday afternoon.
Hurkacz, ranked No 31, will play the winner of the match between qualifier Cameron Norrie and Serb Novak Djokovic, the second seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the Pole beat French wildcard Arthur Cazaux (6-3, 6-4), Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech (6-4, 6-1) and American Taylor Fritz, the top seed (6-3, 7-6 (5)).
Ofner, ranked No 128, defeated Russian qualifier Ivan Gakhov (6-1, 6-2), Portuguese Nuno Borges (7-6 (2), 7-6 (4)) and Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 4 seed (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
Geneva ATP 250, other semi-final result (Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives, clay, EUR 596.035):
- Cameron Norrie vs. Novak Djokovic
People in this post
More tennis news
August 14, 1996: The day a stunned Andre Agassi was defaulted for swearing at an umpire
Shelton defends Montreal crown, joins elite Open Era club with gritty win over Nakashima
Swiatek completes career sweep of North American swing with dominant win over Rybakina in Toronto
Rybakina and Swiatek both fight through to set up Toronto final decider
August 13, 1999: The day Steffi Graf announced her retirement