Hurkacz beats Rublev to set up Alcaraz showdown
Hubert Hurkacz guaranteed his return to the world's top 20 by overcoming 2021 Rotterdam champion Andrey Rublev 6-7(5-7) 6-3 6-4 to set up a semi-final clash with No.1 seed Carlos Alcaraz.
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The No.8 seed fired down 17 aces in a two-hour, 27-minute quarter-final win against the Russian and now leads the No.4 seed 4-2 in their head-to-head.
Hurkacz will play in his 21st ATP Tour semi-final against Alcaraz, his first since Halle last June, as he aims to capture a ninth ATP Tour title.
But the Pole has yet to seal a win over the Spaniard in three meetings, losing on hard courts in Cincinatti and the Canadian Open in 2023 and also in Miami in 2022.
