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Aussie tennis marathon man Jordan Thompson has continued his impressive year, scoring a three-set win over 13th seed Ugo Humbert at the Cincinnati Masters. It has been a breakout year for Thompson, who finally clinched his first ATP Tour singles title by upsetting Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-6 to lift the trophy in Los Cabos, Mexico, also winning the doubles …

Having won two ATP 250 titles in his career, this was the first tournament win at 500 level for Humbert. France’s Ugo Humbert pulled off an upset win over fourth seed Andrey Rublev Sunday to claim the biggest title of his career in the final of the Halle grass court tournament. Having won two ATP 250 titles in his career, …

France’s Ugo Humbert produced a masterful performance to beat Australian eighth seed Alex de Minaur 6-1 7-6 and win his second ATP Tour title at the European Open in Antwerp on Sunday. Having won his maiden title in Auckland in January, the 22-year-old Humbert impressed this week with a notable win over second seed Pablo Carreno Busta and was put …

ATP Hamburg: Top Seed Daniil Medvedev Falls in First Round to Frenchman Ugo Humbert

Top seed Daniil Medvedev suffered a stunning 6-4, 6-3 defeat by Frenchman Ugo Humbert in his first claycourt match of the 2020 season at the Hamburg European Open on Tuesday. Fresh off his run to the US Open semi-finals, world number five Medvedev struggled to find his feet on clay as he was broken three times by Humbert in a …

Auckland Open 2020: Unseeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert beats countryman Benoit Paire in three sets for maiden ATP Tour title

Paire looked jaded in the decider, having played five three-setters throughout the week, but refused to throw in the towel when Humbert served for the championship at 5-3 Wellington: Ugo Humbert won his maiden ATP Tour title with a 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 win over fifth seed Benoit Paire in a thrilling all-French final at the Auckland Classic on Saturday. Rising …

Auckland Open 2020: Unseeded Ugo Humbert makes all-French final against fifth-seed Benoit Paire

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 …