World No. 11 Hubert Hurkacz admitted it was extremely challenging for him to make a good preparation for the 2022 season after a long and exhausting 2021 season. Hurkacz, who won his maiden Masters title in Miami last year and achieved a career-high ranking of No.9, defeated Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-1 in his Dubai opener on Tuesday. Last year, Hurkacz also reached his maiden Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon and made his debut at the ATP Finals. After a strong 2021, Hurkacz hasn’t enjoyed a good start to 2022. After leading Poland to the ATP Cup semifinal, Hurkacz suffered a shock second round loss at the Australian Open. Hurkacz didn’t impress in Rotterdam either, suffering a surprise loss to Lorenzo Musetti in the round-of-16. “Definitely it was a supe …