Fukina wins 2026 Chengdu Open men's singles championship
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In the 2026 Chengdu Open men's singles final, Spanish player Fokina defeated Polish player Hurkacs in straight sets and won his second ATP Tour singles championship of the season, completely ending the curse of no title in the early stages of his career.
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Fokina had long been regarded as a player who was difficult to win. It was not until June 2026 that he won his first career ATP Tour championship. He had previously missed more than two months due to a back injury.
China News Service, Chengdu, September 29 (Yuan Mou Zhibo) The 2026 Chengdu Open-ATP250 men's singles final ended at the Sichuan International Tennis Center on the evening of the 29th. Spanish player Fokina defeated Polish player Hulkac in straight sets and won the men's singles championship. This is his second ATP Tour singles championship in the 2026 season and the second tour trophy in his career.
Fokina was once regarded by the tennis world as "the person closest to the championship but never able to touch the trophy." As early as 2022, he defeated the then world number one Djokovic at the Monte Carlo Masters and reached his first career tour final, but failed to win the cup. In 2025, Fokina reached the tour finals four times and returned empty-handed four times. Wu Guan was like a magic spell, following him all the time. It was not until June 2026 that Fokina stood in the tour finals for the sixth time, defeated American player Quinn at home in Spain, and finally won the first ATP Tour trophy. But after his first championship, Fokina did not have a smooth road immediately. A back injury came to his doorstep and he was away from the game for more than two months. When he reappeared in the draw for the Chengdu Open, no one knew whether he could regain his rhythm.
Fukina gave the answer in Chengdu: against Argentinian Serendolo in his first match, two 6:4 clean wins; in the quarter-finals against French player Miller, there was almost no resistance; in the semi-finals against Baslashvili, who had fought all the way from the qualifying round, Fukina lost a set first and then completed the reversal. After the semifinals, he said: "My physical strength is almost exhausted, but I know very well that I must try my best."
Facing the Polish star Hulkacs, who once ranked sixth in the world and has eight tour championships, Fokina did not let the opportunity slip away in the final. The opponent's serve was still strong, but Fukina won the first set 6:4 with a more stable return and baseline stalemate. In the second set, the two held serve all the way into the tie-break. Hurkac once held the set point, and Fukina chased the points tenaciously, and finally sealed the victory with 7:6(7).
With two championships in one year, Fukina completely left the "no championship curse" behind him in Chengdu.
