Berliner Tageblatt - Hurkacz brushes aside Medvedev to win ATP final in Halle

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Hurkacz brushes aside Medvedev to win ATP final in Halle
Hurkacz brushes aside Medvedev to win ATP final in Halle / Photo: © AFP

Hurkacz brushes aside Medvedev to win ATP final in Halle

World number one Daniil Medvedev lost his second straight ATP grass-court final when he was brushed aside by Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in Halle on Sunday.

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Medvedev had few answers as he crashed to defeat inside 64 minutes as Hurkacz offered no respite in a 6-1, 6-4 victory.

This was a second consecutive heavy defeat in a final for the Russian who also lost in straight sets to Tim van Rijthoven last Sunday at 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.

Hurkacz earned the fifth title of his career, but his first on grass having also reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon last year.

On his way to the final in Halle, the 25-year-old saw off Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios in three sets before outclassing Medvedev.

A protestor briefly held up play on Sunday by sprinting onto the court before being escorted out of the stadium by security guards.

H.Seidel--BTB