Montreal Canada) – Fatigue ended up weighing heavily on Australian Nick Kyrgios, who this Friday could not repeat the good performances of previous matches and was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 in Montreal. Better for the Pole Hubert Hurkacz, who won in three sets and 1h48, closing the meeting with partials of 7/6 (7-4), 6/7 (5-7) and 6/1.

First semi-finalist of the Canadian tournament, Hurkcaz is now waiting for the winner of the duel between the Norwegian Casper Ruud and the local tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime. He beat the Scandinavian the only time they met, this year at Roland Garros, and has a win and two losses against the Canadian.

⏩ Fast reactions for a fast match ⏭@HubertHurkacz took the first set 7-6(4) in just 39 minutes 🔝 It just keeps getting better…@OBNmontreal | #OBN22 pic.twitter.com/cfIAVudovu

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With a big serve advantage on both sides, breaks didn’t come in the first two sets, with Kyrgios saving all three break points he faced and Hurkacz all six. The initial split was so evenly matched that everyone added the same 40 points, but the Pole managed to get a bit better on the tie-break and started in front.

Although he showed fatigue from the first set, Kyrgios remained firm in the second and did not give up. Again, neither opponent got a break and once again the tiebreaker won, this time for the Australian side, who leveled the game and took the decision in the third .

Kyrgios reaction is all here 😂@NickKyrgios #OBN22 pic.twitter.com/R4QmX3nUVz

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But physicality ended up being the difference in the home stretch and Kyrgios’ performance dropped precipitously. After winning 75% on serve in the first half and 79% in the second, he didn’t go over 44% in the third and became easy prey for the Pole, who lost just two points on serve and scored two breaks to seal the game. victory.

Hurkacz went one-on-one with Kyrgios on serve, one of the Australian’s main weapons, scored one more ace (20-19), six less double faults (2-8) and had a superior performance (77% versus 69%). . He took the worst on won balls (47-55), but caught up on unforced errors, with almost half as much (13-24).

Broadband Hubi 💨@HubertHurkacz ends Kyrgios’ winning streak with a 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1 victory to reach the semi-finals in Montreal!#OBN22 pic.twitter.com/9P0GXloeGt

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