Hurkacz confirms Poland Olympics mixed doubles team with Swiatek in 2024: "Yes we will play with Iga"

Polish tennis star Hubert Hurkacz has confirmed that he will play in the Wimbledon mixed doubles event with the current world number one Iga Swiatek.

The mega-event is set to be organised in the summer of 2024 in the French capital city of Paris.

Hurkacz, while responding to a question from a fan, confirmed that they will take part in the competition in a mixed doubles category.

It will be interesting to see how the two will perform as both does not have a great record.

Hurkacz has not played in the mixed doubles event in the Olympics. His doubles outing was short-lived in the 2020 event where he was knocked out from the first round.

On the other hand, Swiatek played in the quarterfinal of the Olympic games in 2020 but eventually faced defeat against the pair of Elena Sergeyevna Vesnina and Aslan Kazbekovich Karatsev in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4.

Hurkacz is having a decent time in the year 2023 where he has won 25 out of the 40 matches played, suffering just 15 defeats in the process.

On the other hand, Swiatek has been in phenomenal form in the single’s category where she has won 49 out of 57 matches with just eight defeats.