No. 10 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland will face no. 20 seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open on Friday, January 20. Get the live streaming options of this Hubert Hurkacz v Denis Shapovalov match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Hubert Hurkacz v Denis Shapovalov Head to Head
Hurkacz leads 3-1. All four of their meetings were on hard courts and only once did they go the distance with the Pole winning in Indian Wells in 2019.
They last met in Miami in 2021 with Hurkacz winning in straight sets.
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Hurkacz Holds Off Sonego in Five
After breezing past Pedro Martinez in the first round, Hubert Hurkacz was given a tough fight by Lorenzo Sonego in the second, but he saw off the Italian in a five-set contest to keep his chances alive in the tournament.
The world no. 11 lost the first set against Sonego and then found himself 3-5 down in the second before coming back in the set and winning it in the tiebreak. The Italian, ranked no. 47th in the world, restored his lead by breaking Hurkacz twice in the third and going up by two sets to one.
The Pole turned things around remarkably in the fourth and then got the solitary break of the final set to take the three-hour and-53-minute contest 3-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
This is the first time in his fifth attempt that Hurkacz has gone past the second round at the Australian Open.
He had begun his campaign with a 7-6 (7-1), 6-2, 6-2 drubbing of Martinez in the first round.
Thanks to the two wins, the 11th seed is now 4-2 in 2023. He had won two and lost two during Poland’s United Cup campaign.
Hvaing earned two wins in two different styles, Hurkacz will be eager to keep the rhythm going, but faces a tough third round opponent in Denis Shapovalov.
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Shapovalov Knocks Out Daniel
Shapovalov dropped a set against Dusan Lajovic in the first round, but not in the second against Taro Daniel on Wednesday, as he defeated the Japanese and advanced to the third round of the Australian Open for the fourth time in his career.
A quarterfinalist last year, Shapovalov broke the world no. 94 twice in the first set to take the lead. Daniel, however, put up a stern resistance in the second set. Both players broke each other twice each before Shapovalov edged the Japanese in the tiebreak.
With a two-sets-to-love lead, the Canadian went into the third with momentum with him. However, he soon found himself a break down in the third. He responded immediately to send the set back on serve and then got a break late in the set to complete a 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 victory.
Shapovalov struck 53 winners to Daniel’s eight in the match. In the first round as well, he had hit 42 winners to oust Lajovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
The World no. 22 has now improved his season record to 4-1. He had made it to the last eight in Adelaide-1 by winning his first two round, but was prevented from going further by Novak Djokovic.
Having started the Australian Open well, the lefty will hope to continue his form in the third round.
Hurkacz v Shapovalov Prediction and Tip
Hurkacz has dominated the rivalry but Shapovalov has a better record in Melbourne. Both have four wins this year and both have had a good start in the tournament.
Expect this to go down the wire with Hurkacz extending his dominance over the lefty and advancing to the fourth round of the tournament for the first time in his career. Hurkacz has a 20-5 record against lefties on the tour.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Hurkacz to win: 5/6 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 40.5 games in the match: 5/4 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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