We thrilled in front of our screen on Wednesday morning when we saw Adrian Mannarino, 69th in the world, dominate the Pole Hubert Hurkacz (11th) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3, seeded number 10, in the second round of the Open d 'Australia.
The Frenchman thus equals his best result in the Australian Major (he had already reached the 3rd round last year and in 2018) and will try to do better on Friday by challenging the Russian Aslan Karatsev (15th and semi-finalist in 2021) or the 'American MacKenzie McDonald (55th).
If he succeeds, it is Rafael Nadal who could stand in his way in 8th.
Asked about Eurosport after the meeting, Mannarino remained relatively sober: “It's a complete match from start to finish.
I'm really happy with my performance, I knew it was within my reach, I believed in myself.
Hurkacz, winner of the Masters 1000 in Miami last year, has never passed the second round of a Major elsewhere than at Wimbledon.
On the London grass, he reached the semi-finals last year by eliminating Roger Federer in the quarters with a memorable 6-0 in the third set.
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