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Hammering Hubi: Hurkacz Passes 1,000 Aces In 2023
Hubert Hurkacz hit a milestone Wednesday at the Rolex Paris Masters, where he surpassed 1,000 aces this season during his second-round match against Roberto Bautista Agut.
The 26-year-old had 985 aces going into the match and hit an additional 19 on the day, becoming the first player to hit 1,000 aces in a season since Americans John Isner and Reilly Opelka in 2019, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
"I'm really excited about hitting 1,000 aces this season," Hurkacz told ATPTour.com. "Hopefully there are still a couple more to come, but didn't expect it at the beginning of the year, so definitely the serve has been working a little bit. Just excited, hopefully it's going to help me to put a couple of more good results this year and really proud of the work with the whole team."
At ninth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin, Hurkacz is averaging 15 aces per match this season, in which he has claimed titles in Marseille and last month in Shanghai.
The 6’5” Pole is the first player shorter than 6'8" to hit 1,000 aces since Canadian Milos Raonic fired 1,107 aces in 2014.
| Players With 1,000+ Ace Seasons* | Number Of Seasons |
| John Isner | 7 (2010, 2012, 2015-2019) |
| Ivo Karlovic | 4 (2007, 2014-2016) |
| Goran Ivanisevic | 4 (1994, 1996-1998) |
| Kevin Anderson | 2 (2015, 2018) |
| Milos Raonic | 2 (2012, 2014) |
| Hubert Hurkacz | 1 (2023) |
| Reilly Opelka | 1 (2019) |
| Andy Roddick | 1 (2004) |
| Pete Sampras | 1 (1993) |
*ATP began recording ace tallies in 1991
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