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Hubert Hurkacz values competing in the Big Four era: 'A privilege'
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Hubert Hurkacz values competing in the Big Four era: 'A privilege'

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Polish tennis player Hubert Hurkacz reflected on competing during the era of the "Big Four": Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray.
  • Hurkacz described it as a privilege to face such elite players, which helped him grow and improve.
  • He identified Novak Djokovic as his most challenging opponent, having not yet secured a victory against him.

Hubert Hurkacz, once ranked among the world's top 10 tennis players, shared his reflections on the era dominated by the "Big Four", Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray. The Polish player described his experience competing against these legends as "excellent" and a significant privilege that fueled his development.

It was a pleasure to share the court with Andy, Roger and Rafa... That allowed me to grow and be competitive, like these players; it was truly amazing to compete with them.

— Hubert HurkaczReflecting on his experiences playing against the 'Big Four'.

"It was a pleasure to share the court with Andy, Roger and Rafa... That allowed me to grow and be competitive, like these players; it was truly amazing to compete with them," Hurkacz stated. He emphasized that facing such high-caliber opponents at the highest level was invaluable for his career.

While acknowledging the greatness of all four, Hurkacz singled out Novak Djokovic as his most formidable adversary. "Novak remains there competing and fighting... So far, he is the most difficult I have faced, [because] I have not been able to beat him, but I will try to do so, of course," he admitted with a laugh.

Novak remains there competing and fighting... So far, he is the most difficult I have faced, [because] I have not been able to beat him, but I will try to do so, of course.

— Hubert HurkaczIdentifying Novak Djokovic as his toughest opponent.

Hurkacz believes that the experience gained from playing against Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray provides him with a rich foundation. He aims to leverage this knowledge to regain his position among the world's elite players. "These were very challenging years in the past, [but] all the knowledge I obtained is very important and now I need to use it to move forward and try to get back there [Top Ten of the rankings]. Right now, I am trying to build my best game... I want to return," Hurkacz declared.

These were very challenging years in the past, [but] all the knowledge I obtained is very important and now I need to use it to move forward and try to get back there [Top Ten of the rankings]. Right now, I am trying to build my best game... I want to return.

— Hubert HurkaczDiscussing his future aspirations in tennis.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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