THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

July 5, 2026

Hubert Hurkacz

Press Conference

J.L. STRUFF/H. Hurkacz

3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 7-5, 4-2 [Ret.]

THE MODERATOR: Hubi, I appreciate not the ending you would have wanted this afternoon, but if you could put it into words for us, that would be appreciated.

HUBERT HURKACZ: Yeah, just unfortunate ending. Yeah, that's it.

THE MODERATOR: Questions in English.

Q. Obviously a very tough one out there. Do you know exactly what happened, what the issue is?

HUBERT HURKACZ: Well, we're trying to find out. Probably small problem with the muscle. Just trying to do diagnosis and then we will proceed from there.

Q. How difficult was it to try and play with it?

HUBERT HURKACZ: Oh, it was impossible. It was impossible.

Q. Two years ago, something relatively similar happened. I know it's difficult, but how frustrating is it to have something like this happen again, especially as you seem like you're playing very well, two sets to Love up?

HUBERT HURKACZ: Yeah, just of course it's difficult. It's just, you know, we're pushing and trying our best, and think I was playing quite well. Yeah, just wasn't my day.

Q. It wasn't an existing or something you had felt before? It just happened during the match?

HUBERT HURKACZ: No, no, it just happened during the match.