Ugo Humbert advanced to the ATP Paris Masters quarter-finals for the second time after defeating youngster Carlos Alcaraz.
Humbert won against the four-time Grand Slam champion 6-1, 3-6, 7-5, matching the greatest victory of his career — a victory against Daniil Medvedev, then No. 2 in the world, two years ago.
In an attempt to win his seventh career title, Humbert will now compete against Jordan Thompson for a spot in the Masters 1000 event’s semi-finals.
Highlights of the match
In the opening set, the 15th-seeded Humbert almost sealed an exceptional win over Alcaraz to impress the Paris crowd. He then gave his opponent a challenge as he won a double break and extended his lead by five games.
Alcaraz then upped his game and put a score on the board, but Humbert had four chances to win the set and he only needed one to seal his win.
In the second set, Humbert denied Alcaraz the lead by saving his first three break points in the fourth game. However, Humbert was unable to withstand the pressure and lost the sixth game when Alcaraz took over in an attempt to tie the match.
In a suspenseful final set, both players were tough on serve. As the crowd grew in favor of Humbert, Alcaraz was unable to stop him from gaining a decisive break in the 12th game.
After his victory, Humbert said: “I’m just super proud of myself that I did it… It was a crazy match, a crazy atmosphere…. It was a really big match.”
Source: Eurosport