The match of Hubert Hurkacz and Jan Zieliński with Tim Puetz and Michael Venus was initially supposed to start at 7.00 p.m. Polish time, but the heavy rainfall over Montreal thwarted the organizers’ plans. The Poles finally entered the court after 10.00 p.m. and after a few minutes they started to compete in the first round of doubles in Canada.
Our representatives started the match in a very good style, winning the first three games. A breakout at the very beginning gave them a very important advantage and brought them significantly closer to winning in the first set. Experienced rivals (the German and the Australian are 34 years old) were not able to respond to the effective game of Hurkacz and Zieliński.
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With a score of 1: 4 in the first set, the Poles won another breakthrough and faced a chance to win the first game. The rivals made up for some of the losses, but it was too late to stop Hurkacz and Zieliński. The Polish national team won the first set with the result 6: 3.
The second game was much more even. It was the rivals who broke the Poles first and took the lead 4: 2, but Hurkacz and Zieliński eliminated the loss immediately! This time the rivals did not make any major mistakes and forced Polish doubles players to compete in the tie-break.
The decisive moment of the competition was decided according to the Poles’ wishes. Hubert Hurkacz and Jan Zieliński won the decisive game with the result 7: 6 (4) and advanced to the second round of the doubles tournament in Montreal. Their rivals will be better in the match Denis Szapovalov-Karen Chaczanow – Rohan Bopanna-Matwe Middelkoop.
Hubert Hurkacz-Jan Zieliński – Tim Puetz-Michael Venus 6: 3, 7: 6 (4)
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Source:Onet
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