The draw was not easy for Antoine Hoang. Against Hubert Hurkacz, the Hyères native lost 6/4 6/1 in 1h04 of play. Hoang was awarded a wild card to participate in his second Open 13 Provence. In 2019, Lionel Zimbler's protégé also fell in the first round to Gilles Simon.
Now ranked 129th in the world, Antoine Hoang made a name for himself last year at Roland Garros. On the Porte d'Auteuil courts, he made it through two rounds, notably thanks to a victory over Fernando Verdasco.
This time, he could not do anything against Hurkacz who is 100 places higher than him in the world ranking (29th). The latter, who was eliminated last year in the second round by Stefanos Tsitsipas, was delighted with his qualification: " It is a big tournament, always very difficult because there are very good players in the draw. "In the next round, Hurkacz will face the winner of the match between Vasek Pospisil and lucky loser Emil Ruusuvuori. A seemingly more forgiving draw than the one in 2019...
