3 April, 2022
Russia’s Daniil Medvedev missed out on a chance to return to the top of the world rankings as he lost to Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz at the Miami Open.
Medvedev, 26, needed to reach the semi-finals to overtake Novak Djokovic, but lost 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 to eighth seed Hurkacz in Thursday’s quarter-final. Medvedev trailed 5-2 in the first set, fought back to 5-5 but then lost the tie-break.
Hurkacz sealed success with breaks in the fifth and ninth games of set two.
The 25-year-old Hurkacz, who beat Roger Federer in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon last summer, will play Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz next.
Alcaraz, seeded 14th in Miami, overcame Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-6 (7-5).