SYDNEY: Hubert Hurkacz and Kamil Majchrzak both helped Poland to its first Group D victory on Saturday against Greece at the ATP Cup.
Hurkacz and his coach, Craig Boynton, scrambled when news filtered through late on that Stefanos Tsitsipas, who they had prepared to face in the No. 1 singles match, was sidelined by a right elbow injury. But Hurkacz quickly settled on Qudos Bank Arena to overcome Tsitsipas' replacement, 20-year-old Aristotelis Thanos, 6-1, 6-2, and complete a 2-0 tie win.
In the No. 2 singles match, World No. 117 Majchrzak played with confidence to defeat Michail Pervolarakis 6-1, 6-4 in 79 minutes. Hurkacz later completed a highly professional performance over Thanos, which included 10 winners in the 54-minute encounter.
The tie ended with Michail Pervolarakis and Tsitsipas beating Poles Szymon Walkow and Jan Zielinski 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 in 90 minutes for Greece's first match win. IANS
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