Humbert has been the giant killer this week beating second-seeded Denis Shapavalov and 20th-ranked Isner Auckland: Unseeded Ugo Humbert will play fifth-seeded Benoit Paire in an all-French final of the ASB Classic. Humbert beat fourth seed and two-time champion John Isner 7-6, 6-4 on Friday to reach his first career final. “I know him, he’s young and he’s a very …
Novak Djokovic enjoyed a serene passage into the Wimbledon quarter-finals as he dispatched Ugo Humbert 6-3 6-2 6-3. Djokovic's supreme defensive game made life incredibly tough for Humbert, who found himself chasing the match after early breaks in each of the first two sets. The world number one dropped a paltry 14 points on his own serve and, although Humbert's …