ATP Montreal: Carreno Busta challenges Hurkacz in the final
Hubert Hurkacz and Pablo Carreno Busta are in the final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Montreal. For the Spaniard it is about the biggest title of his career.
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last edit: Aug 14, 2022, 07:32 am
Hubert Hurkacz was far from being discouraged by a lost set at this year's Canadian Open: As in the previous rounds, the Pole also had to give up a round against Casper Ruud in the first semifinals of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Montreal . And in the end he left the court with a score of 5: 7, 6: 3 and 6: 2.
The match went quite remarkably: Hurkacz got off to a better start and was 3-0 in front. After that, Ruud got into the game better and better, followed up with an early break in the second act after winning the first set. But Hurkacz shifted up a gear again - and was almost untouchable in the decision. For "Hubi" the final is about the second win in a Masters 1000 event - he won the first in Miami last year.
First set loss for Carreno Busta
Pablo Carreno Busta has built up the last hurdle. The Spaniard won in the night session against Daniel Evans from Great Britain after a playing time of almost three hours 7: 5, 6: 7 (7) and 6: 2. For Carreno Busta it is the first appearance in a final of a 1000. The 31-year-old has won six titles on the tour so far, the biggest of which was that in Hamburg 2021. Carreno Busta had not lost a single set until the match against Evans. Final opponent Hurkacz, on the other hand, was almost out against Albert Ramos-Vinolas and had to parry a match point in the round of 16.
In doubles, Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies failed just before the finish line. The two Germans lost to Wesley Koohlhof and Neil Skupski in the semi-finals 6:2, 3:6 and 8:10. "KraMies" still led 8:7 in the match tie-break.