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Donna Vekic recently poked fun at Hubert Hurkacz for trying to gatecrash her practice session ahead of the 2024 Miami Open.
Both Hurkacz and Vekic endured disappointing campaigns at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The former entered the tournament as the eighth seed which gave him a bye in the first round. But he lost to an inspired Gael Monfils in a topsy-turvy three-setter, and also lost his doubles match - both in the opening round.
Vekic suffered a similar fate in the women's draw. After receiving a bye in the opening round due to her 25th seeding, the Croat faced Caroline Wozniacki in her first match. Vekic was defeated by the Dane in straight sets, and she also lost her doubles match in the opening round.
The duo now have their eyes set on the Miami Open. Hubert Hurkacz recently tried to crash Donna Vekic's practice session, but his plans were disrupted by the Croat as she allowed the Pole no space. Vekic took to her Instagram Story to share a video where Hurkacz was seen gripping his racket outside the court.
The video was shared by @TheTennisLetter on X (formerly Twitter), which quoted Vekic as saying:
“Sorry Hubi, it’s ladies morning”
Hurkacz has received a bye at the Miami Open as a result of being the eighth seed. He will face the winner of the match between Daniel Elahi Galan and Alexander Schevchenko in the second round.
On the other hand, Vekic has missed out on a seeding for the tournament and will face Karolina Pliskova in the first round.
How did Hubert Hurkacz and Donna Vekic fare at the Miami Open last year?
Hubert Hurkacz and Donna Vekic had similar results at the Miami Open last year.
Hurkacz entered the tournament as the eighth seed and kicked off his campaign against lucky loser Thanasi Kokkinakis. He managed to come back from a set down to win the three-setter in three hours and 31 minutes, but suffered a straight-set defeat against Adrian Mannarino in the third round.
Vekic, meanwhile, entered the tournament as the 22nd seed and beat Madison Brengle in the first round after coming back from a set down. However, she lost to the eventual champion Petra Kvitova in the following round.
