ATP Rotterdam 2025: Poland's Hurkacz to face Russia's Rublev in the quarterfinals

Hubert Hurkacz, a native of Wrocław in southwestern Poland, will face Russian representative Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

A side-by-side comparison of Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz and Russia’s Andrey Rublev in action during two key ATP matches: the 2023 Shanghai Masters final (left) and the 2022 Dubai Championships semifinal (right).

Photo: ALEX PLAVEVSKI, ALI HAIDER/PAP/EPA

Hurkacz advanced on Wednesday night after his second-round opponent, Czech Jiri Lehecka, retired with the score at 7-5, 2-0 in favor of the Polish player.

In the first round, the nearly 28-year-old, currently ranked 21st in the world, easily defeated Italy’s Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-2.

This will be his sixth meeting with Andrey Rublev, with the Pole leading their head-to-head 3-2. They are set to play on Friday, February 7, around 9:00 PM Polish time, right after Alcaraz faces Martinez.

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(.5u) Tsitsipas 2:1 (+260) v Bellucci
(1u) Hurkacz ML (+112) v Rublev
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(1u) Noskova -2.5 games (-140) v Krueger
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— Tennis Enthusiast ? (@BaselineBets331) February 7, 2025

Poland's Zieliński advances to ATP Rotterdam 2025 doubles semifinals

Meanwhile, Poland’s Jan Zieliński has already reached the doubles semifinals in Rotterdam. He and Belgium’s Sander Gillé won their quarterfinal match against Croatia’s Nikola Mektić and New Zealand’s Michael Venus 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-3), and will next face either Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić or Hugo Nys and Édouard Roger-Vasselin.

Jan Zieliński i Sander Gille w półfinale ATP 500 w Rotterdamie!#ABNAMROOpen | #czasnatenis pic.twitter.com/zEbSsB2ggv

— Z kortu - informacje tenisowe | Tennis news (@z_kortu) February 6, 2025

Source: IAR/PAP/PR24/X/Tennis Enthusiast/@z_kortu

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