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Medvedev had few answers as he crashed to defeat inside 64 minutes as Hurkacz offered no respite in a 6-1, 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 at 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.
Hubert Hurkacz reached the Halle Open final after beating Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) in the semi-finals on Saturday.
The Australian wild card, who has excelled on the surface over the past fortnight and backed up last weekend's Stuttgart semi-final, was unable to earn victory against the Pole who defeated Roger Federer last year at Wimbledon. Fifth seed Hurkacz produced 27 aces of his own in a match of more than two hours during which neither man was able to seize any momentum. Wimbledon semi-finalist Hurkacz, ranked 12th to the 65th of Kyrgios, will aim for his first grass court title on Sunday when he plays Daniil Medvedev.
World No 1 Daniil Medvedev will face Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the Halle Open on Sunday.
HALLE, Germany (AP) — Back-to-back finals in grass-court tournaments would seem an ideal Wimbledon warm-up for most players. But Daniil Medvedev can't play at the All England Club this season.
Daniil Medvedev has secured his place in a second final in two weeks after beating Oscar Otte 7-6(3) 6-3 in the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle. There were suspicions of a shock brewing when Otte brought the world No. 1 to a tie-break in the first set, but Medvedev found a way to prevail in one hour and 36 minutes in very hot conditions.
Back-to-back finals in grass-court tournaments would seem an ideal Wimbledon warm-up for most players. But Russia's Daniil Medvedev can't play at the All England Club this season.
Medvedev will play the winner of the match between mercurial Australian Nick Kyrgios and fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland. The top seed needed 65 minutes to win the opening set, helped as his opponent double-faulted on a set point.