Hubert Hukcaz was on the verge of reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open after losing to Daniil Medvedev. The match between the two was a true marathon that could have fallen on anyone’s side in the fifth set. The Pole held a press conference afterwards, where he was happy with his performance in Australia and made it clear that he will continue to work just as hard to achieve his goals.
Defeat is never easy and even less so when you are one step away from being a Grand Slam semi-finalist for the second time. Hubert Hurkacz gave a great battle to Daniil Medvedev in it Open the Australia, but it was not enough to escape from the Russian. Even so, the Pole makes a positive assessment not only of his time in this majorbut also of his days in the United Cup. Furthermore, thanks to his great performance here, Hubi will be the new world number 8, his best ranking so far. Not bad for a player who acknowledged having integrated improvements into his game. At the tournament’s press conference, the Pole confessed to having obtained that experience that will be key to achieving his goals in the future.
“Daniil is a great player and a great competitor. He obviously wishes he had played a little better, but he played some really good points in important moments. So it was a very close battle,” Hurkacz admitted.
– About his great journey in the Grand Slam and reaching his best ranking
“I would say I’ve played a good couple of games here. It’s always nice to play games in Australia. I wish I could have gone a little further, but I still gave it my all today. It wasn’t enough, but it’s time to get back to work. It was definitely fun to play in front of the Australian fans and get a couple of wins here. As for ranking, rankings show your performance. Obviously I would like to win some titles and improve in the Grand Slams, you always strive to be the best.”
-What do you take away from your time in Australia since the United Cup?
“I would say there are definitely a lot of positives. There have been improvements in certain aspects. I know that we will take that with my team and that there are still things to improve. So we’ll just keep persevering. We are on the right way”.
– What has made you a player who never stops progressing?
“I know I got a lot of experience from that, from the previous games. But, in addition to continuing to train, continue to improve and trust in the process, I have been learning and understanding myself better on the court and then trying to use my skills better.”
2024-01-24 08:45:51
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