Hurkacz defeated the whimsical but talented Aussie in three sets 4-7, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4), after a high level game where he placed 27 aces and his opponent 30.
Undefeated in the final on the ATP circuit (4 finals, 4 titles), the 25-year-old Pole will rub shoulders with the world tennis leader, to try to succeed the winners of the German tournament to Frenchman Ugo Humbert.
Medvedev, who will be deprived of Wimbledon due to the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian players by the organizers, a sanction in reaction to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army, qualified for the 25th final of his career by beating the German Oscar Otte 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.
Medvedev was the first to lose serve in the first set, but came back to prevail in the tiebreak.
Facing the 51st in the world on a very good day and pushed by the public, he then justified his status by quickly breaking in the second set, and winning the last game without conceding a single point to his opponent.
Daniil Medvedev winner of the German Oscar Otte in Halle, June 18, 2022 Carmen JASPERSEN AFP
"It was hot (32°C editor's note), the conditions were tough. I played better from the tie-break and in the second set, I put pressure on him", commented the Russian, "it was is played on some crucial points, as always, and I played them well".
"Reaching the final is not a goal, I want to show my best tennis and win this title," he added.
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