Hubert Hurkacz becomes ninth player to reach 1000 aces in one season, first since John Isner in 2019

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz achieved another milestone during his winning run in the Paris Masters.

The 26-year-old defeated Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo in the round of 16 clash of the competition with a score of 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday.

While doing so, Hurkacz became only the ninth player in the history of men’s tennis in the Open era to produce more than 1,000 aces.

The first player in history to achieve that feat was the former world number one Pete Sampras in 1993.

Novak Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivanisevic holds the record for the most aces in a calendar year. He registered 1,477 aces in 1996.

Former American tennis player John Isner is the only player in the list who managed to achieve the feat five times or more. He did that on seven occasions.

Ivanisevic and Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic achieved the feat on four occasions each, respectively.

The other players in the list are America’s Reilly Opelka, Andy Roddick, Canada’s Milos Raonic and South Africa’s Kevin Anderson.

Hurkacz is now set to face off Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinal of the competition on Friday.

It will be the fourth meeting between the two on the tennis court. In the previous three meetings, the world number 17 has a clear advantage as he emerged victorious on all three occasions.

The last meeting between the two took place in Rotterdam where Dimitrov came out on top in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6.