Hurkacz reaches 13th ATP final, will face Davidovich Fokina in Chengdu

The Chengdu final will be the 13th of Hubert Hurkacz’s career. The 29-year-old from Wrocław last contested an ATP title in Geneva in May last year and now has a chance to add another trophy.

In the semifinal, Hurkacz faced seventh seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada. Shapovalov took a closely fought first set in a tiebreak, but Hurkacz seized control in the next two sets, winning them 6-3, 6-3 to reach the final.

Before the semifinal, Hurkacz had defeated Alexander Shevchenko, Martin Damm and Lloyd Harris. His opponent in the title match will be second seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain. In the other semifinal, Davidovich Fokina beat Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

The final will match two players who have shown strong form in Chengdu. The supplied report does not give a date or start time for the title match. Hurkacz’s previous ATP final before this tournament was in Geneva in May last year.