(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Polish tennis star Hubert Hurkacz has confirmed that he and Iga Swiatek intend to play mixed doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hurkacz, the top-ranked Polish male tennis player, and world No 1 Swiatek debuted as a mixed doubles duo at the inaugural United Cup earlier this year.
On X – formerly known as Twitter – Hurkacz was answering some fan questions. One fan wanted to know whether Hurkacz and Swiatek were planning to play mixed doubles again during the next Olympics. “Yes, we will play Olympics mixed doubles with Iga!” Hurkacz responded to the fan.
Yes, we will play Olympics mixed doubles with Iga!ð¥ https://t.co/r3NZmVLmFy — Hubert Hurkacz (@HubertHurkacz) July 30, 2023
Hurkacz, Swiatek debuted as a mixed doubles duo at the United Cup
In their first mixed doubles match as a duo, Hurkacz and Swiatek defeated Kazakhstan’s Grigoriy Lomakin and Zhibek Kulumbayeva 6-3 6-4.
After winning in their mixed doubles team debut, Hurkacz and Swiatek also defeated Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti and Camila Rosatello 6-1 6-2. At the inaugural United Cup, Swiatek revealed how it felt playing alongside Hurkacz. “It was amazing.
It was the first time I had the opportunity to play with Hubi. When he…
