‘Can I order my McDonald’s meal on that thing?’, say fans as tennis star awarded prize money on bizarre touch screen

TENNIS star Hubert Hurkacz received his prize money for winning the Estoril Open in a bizarre way that reminded fans of a McDonald’s restaurant.

The Pole defeated Spaniard Pedro Martinez 6-3, 6-4 to claim his first clay-court victory in Portugal.

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Hubert Hurkacz won the Estoril Open on Sunday[/caption]

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But his prize money was awarded in a strange way[/caption]

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Rather than a cheque he was handed the money via a touch screen device[/caption]

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Hurkacz picked up more than £75,000 for his win[/caption]

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He gestured to the crowd to indicate the money transfer was completed afterwards[/caption]

This year the winner of the tournament picked up a cool €88,125 or £75,494.

However, while tennis winners are typically seen picking up their prize money via a large cheque, Hurkacz was handed his in the form of a bank transfer on a screen.

Following the final, a tournament official was seen standing at the touch screen machine and showing Hurkacz how much he had won before pressing a button to confirm the transfer of funds.

The smiling 27-year-old then turned around to the crowd and put his thumb in the air before saying, “It’s done”, prompting applause.

Reacting to the strange use of the machine, one fan said: “First time I see this type of thing, hope it’s the last time.”

A second said: “How weird.”

Another said: “They found a way to make giving them the money publicly even more awkward.”

A fourth added: “Bank account watching in the ceremony is crazy.”

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One fan watching from home could not help but feel that the machine was eerily familiar and believed it looked like a McDonald’s ordering machine.

They asked: “Can I order my McDonald’s meal on that thing?”

The presentation was actually down to sponsors Millenium Bank, who used it to show the money being transferred by them to Hurkacz.

After his winning display, the jubilant star said: “I’m so happy with my performance today.

“I’m proud that I found my serve and that definitely helped me a lot.

“Pedro is such a great competitor, an amazing battle last night.

“I needed to play really great tennis to compete with him and fortunately I did it.”

The win see him rise two spots to a joint career-best men’s singles No8 in the ATP Tour world rankings.

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Fans compared the machine to a McDonald’s ordering machine[/caption]