Winner of the Estoril tournament on Sunday, Hubert Hurkacz did not really encounter the same playing conditions for his entry into the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. But if Matteo Berrettini, winner in Marrakech, was not able to continue, swept away by Miomir Kecmanovic (6-3, 6-1), the Pole, solid Top 10, managed to escape from the clutches of value rising Jack Draper.
In a very close match, everything was decided in a third set with twists and turns. Hurkacz broke away 4-2 but stuck when serving for the match at 5-4. Draper, who had already equalized with one set all, did not want to give up. But seemed disturbed by the first point of the tie-break, won by the Pole after whitewashing two forehand lines. The points then rolled in and Hurcakz finally won 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2) in 2h24.
In the next round, he will face the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, from qualifying.
