Paire & Hurkacz to clash in ATP Winston-Salem Open final

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Patna : Top seed Benoit Paire, 30, France, and World No 41 Hubert Hurkacz, 22, Poland, will clash in the final of Winston-Salem Open, an ATP 250 points tournament, at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, after August 24, 2019, mid-night.

Paire defeated World No 82 Steve Johnson, 29, USA, in the semi-finals 1-6, 6-0, 6-0 in 83 minutes in the semi-finals on August 23, 2019, late night. Paire won 6 break points in the match to 2 by Johnson. He also won 12 games in a row in the match to 5 by Johnson. Paire fired 7 Aces in the match to just 1 by the American.

Third seed Hurkacz upset World No 38 Denis Shapovalov, 20, Canada, the 2nd seed, 6-3, 6-4 in 68 minutes in the semi-finals on August 23, 2019, late night. Hurkacz won 2 break points in the match to none by the Canadian. He also won 3 games in a row in the match. Hurkacz fired 5 Aces in the match to 4 by the Canadian.