Hubert Hurkacz begins his Terra Wortmann Open title defence Tuesday in opposition to Christopher Eubanks in Halle. The World No. 17 may have some additional voices of assist from the stands as he seeks a quick begin on the grass-court ATP 500.

The Pole invited the seven winners from the inaugural Hubi Cup, an Underneath 12s match that he based in his homeland, to Germany as his particular visitors on the OWL ARENA. Hurkacz was trying ahead to exhibiting his greatest type in entrance of a few of the highest-ranked juniors in Poland.

“I feel that’s going to be actually cool [to have them at my match] and I hope the children will take pleasure in it,” Hurkacz informed ATPTour.com. “I feel they positively have a vibrant future forward of them and I feel seeing the gamers may assist them see issues extra clearly for themselves and see the trail. I hope they may actually take pleasure in this occasion.”

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The inaugural Hubi Cup happened from 1-4 June in Wroclaw, Hurkacz’s hometown. Though the 26-year-old’s ATP Tour commitments prevented him from attending the occasion, he was impressed with a few of the video footage he noticed.

“They appear good and clearly the children are enjoying some nice tennis and competing properly,” stated the six-time ATP Tour titlist. “It’s all the time enjoyable to see as a result of I used to be the identical. I got here from Poland, enjoying the identical [sort of] occasions.

“It’s actually an ideal sport to convey the children collectively and luxuriate in tennis, to have a pleasant journey and see some skilled gamers competing. I hope the children take pleasure in that and have enjoyable on the market.”

Hurkacz defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime, Nick Kyrgios and Daniil Medvedev en path to the crown a yr in the past in Halle, the place he this week competes because the sixth seed.