TENNIS

Halle Open Tennis Final: Hurkacz Defeats Medvedev To Earn Title

Fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland clinched the title of Halle Open Tennis Tournament.

World number one Daniil Medvedev lost his second straight ATP Grass-Court Final when he was brushed aside by Hubert Hurkacz in final.

Medvedev had few answers as he crashed to defeat inside 64 minutes as Hurkacz offered no respite in a 6-1 and 6-4 victory.

This was a second consecutive heavy defeat in a final for the Russian who also lost in straight sets To Tim Van Rijthoven last Sunday in the Netherlands.

Hurkacz earned the fifth title of his career, but his first on grass having also reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon last year.