It was the 2021 Wimbledon. Roger Federer was up against Hubert Hurkacz who was gradually on the rise. However, given Federer’s record on the grass courts, few gave a chance to the Polish tennis ace. It turned out to be a memorable encounter for Hurkacz as he overpowered the Swiss maestro in straight sets. The eye-catching thing was the fact that he inflicted a bagel upon Federer in the third set.

It turned out to be the last match that Federer played that season, as he was kept on the sidelines because of his injury issues. Although Hurkacz lost his subsequent match against Matteo Berrettini in the semifinals of Wimbledon, the 25-year-old gave glimpses of the potential that he has. Currently, he is in Miami to take part in the Miami Open. He has reached the quarterfinals and is looking in brilliant touch.

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Hubert Hurkacz does a ‘Roger Federer’

The Polish tennis star was up against Aslan Karatsev in the third round of the Miami Open. He achieved a feat in that match that reminded of Federer. During the fifth game of the second set, Hurkacz won his service game in hardly a minute, serving all aces. Further, Hurkacz served 24 aces during his encounter against Karatsev.

It was an intriguing match going down right to the wire. The Polish took the first set 7-5. However, Karatsev fought back into the match to level it at one-set-all. Hurkacz started the deciding set strongly as he raced to a 3-0 lead. It proved to be enough as he took the deciding set 6-3 to enter the next round.

Earlier today, Hubert Hurkacz won his pre-quarterfinal match against Lloyd Harris of South Africa. In a match lasting just under an hour and a half, the Hurkacz prevailed in straight sets 7-6 (3), 6-2. In the quarterfinals, he will be up against the top seed, Daniil Medvedev.

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Hurkacz is the defending champion at the Miami Open. Last season, he had defeated Jannik Sinner in the summit clash to win the title. It will be an interesting matchup against Medvedev. Their match will be held on Thursday.