How Hurkacz Stuck Sinner In The “Backhand Cage”
One hour. One groundstroke winner. One new trophy for the mantlepiece. Hubert Hurkacz defeated Jannik Sinner 7-6(4), 6-4 in the Miami Open final on Sunday with a clever neutralising strategy focussed on locking the young Italian in the “backhand cage” and throwing away the key. Hurkacz claimed his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title by putting a mesmerising amount of balls in the court and letting Sinner swing for the fences and miss. Absorb. Repel. Defend. Counter. Straight out of a Rocky movie. The match was 56 minutes old when Hurkacz hit his first groundstroke winner to bring up set point in...
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