LONDON: Hubert Hurkacz became the fourth Poland man to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals on Tuesday with a five-set victory over the second seed of Russia Danil Medvedev.
World number 18 Hurkacz won 2-6, 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the match held from Monday due to rain and now will face Roger Federer for a place in a semi-final place , “For this sport, Roger cannot be trusted, what he does, how he plays and the title he has won throughout his career.
He inspired so many people and it would be nice,” said Hurkacz.
The pole only met Federer once – straight steps at Wells India in the quarter-finals in 2019.
Run to the last Eight Wimbledon was very impressive because he only won a match on a tour between Miami Masters’s surprises in March and early Wimbledon.
The gloomy streak included defeat in the first round of the French Open to World number 154 bald van de zandschulp and first losses at the lawn court in Stuttgart and Halle.
The defeat at Stuttgart was very painful when it came in the hands of Dominic Stricker, ranked 335 which was low at that time.
The last Tie-16 Hurkacz’s began in court two on Monday but was suspended with him 4-3 in the fourth set.
It finished under the roof of the central court in front of a crowd of 15,000 capacity.
“Playing in this extraordinary court, the best court in the world with this extraordinary crowd, very special and very meaningful to me,” Hurkacz said.
“Danil is a unbelievable player, we fought against two, then we returned to finish the match.” He number two in the world, has extraordinary skills.
Stopping yesterday at the end of the fourth set was the first time for me, I had talked to my coach and worked with my physio to prepare today and do things better than yesterday.
“Left Medvedev’s losses are still looking for the first appearance in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.” When you are second in the world, the fourth round is a very bad result.
That’s a bad result.
That’s all, “said Medvedev.
Hurkacz, 24, followed in the footsteps of fellow poles which made the last eight at the All England Club – Wojtek Fibak (1980) and Jerzy Janowicz and Lukasz Karot (2013).