Montreal
Hurkacz, Fritz, Korda pressured to attend, Montreal Thursday night play cancelled
The fourth-seeded Pole shares umbrella with ballkid
August 09, 2024
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A trio of second-round singles matches moved to Friday.
By ATP Workers
Thursday night motion on the Omnium Banque Nationwide présenté par Rogers in Montreal has been cancelled because of rain.
A trio of second-round matches will likely be moved to Friday, together with fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz’s assembly with Thanasi Kokkinakis and the all-American conflict between Taylor Fritz and Sebastian Korda. Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech led Flavio Cobolli 3-0, 15/15 with the Italian serving when play was suspended.
Hurkacz and Kokkinakis warmed up for his or her fourth Lexus ATP Head2Head assembly, however rain fell simply as they have been about to start the match at 6 p.m. native time. Gamers briefly waited courtside earlier than heading to the locker room. Thursday’s night session was known as off simply after 10 p.m.
Hurkacz, who is ready to compete for the primary time since knee surgical procedure post-Wimbledon, gave a ballkid an unforgettable reminiscence when he invited him to share an umbrella. The World No. 6 within the PIF ATP Rankings requested the ballkid questions akin to, ‘Do you play tennis? Do you play any tournaments?’
This yr’s match began in the future later than regular on Tuesday because of the Olympics. The ultimate is scheduled for Monday.
