Massu on Hurkacz: "He needs more time"

Nicolas Massu, coach of Hubert Hurkacz, gave an interview to the media outlet Punto de Break. Among other things, he provided updates on his player, who made his return to competition in Madrid.

"We are now working to help him regain his usual competitive rhythm. After the accident he had at Wimbledon 2024, where bad luck and his determination to reach every ball came together, he went on to play in Toronto and Cincinnati.

He did well, but ended up playing a lot of matches. It takes time to fully recover, especially with back-to-back tournaments, so it's normal for some discomfort to arise from time to time.

We really wanted to prepare well after Miami; we needed a few weeks of calm training, without the pressure of wanting to play in every tournament.

The truth is, there’s little respite in the schedule—Monte Carlo and Munich were coming up—but we chose to take a month to prepare properly.

When coming back from an injury, it’s very common to feel slight discomfort at first, so the goal is for Hubi to be in perfect health by the end of the year. Here in Madrid, we didn’t manage to win the first match.

He needs more time on the court, more physical training to gradually adapt to competition. Patience is key—we’re on the right track.

Before the Wimbledon incident, he had practically never been injured, but this was a fall, something that happened—it wasn’t due to exhaustion. He’s very focused, he’s enthusiastic."

Present in Rome, Hurkacz will face Mattia Bellucci or Pedro Martinez in his opening match.