Marseilles
Humbert will defend his crown in the Marseille final
In the title for the title waiting for Medvedev or Medjedovic
February 15, 2025
Corinne Dubreuil
Ugo Humbert seeks to defend a title for the first time in Marseille.
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Ugo Humbert has never been able to defend any of the six ATP Tour titles that adds in his record, however this Sunday he will have the opportunity to do so for the first time in the Open 13 Provence.
The head of series No. 2 in Marseille won this Saturday in semifinals to Zizou Bergs 6-4, 6-4, in an hour and 30 minutes, signing his seventh consecutive victory in this ATP 250, where last year he was proclaimed champion.
“It is not easy to achieve two consecutive finals,” Humbert warned. “I won last year, so the pressure is different. I am in a final again and I am very proud, ”added a player who has a 12-2 record in Marseille.
In this way, Humbert became the seventh player in the history of the tournament that manages to link two finals, first since Stefanos Tsitsipas did so in 2019 and 2020.
The scenario is special for French. Not only because he plays at home, but because his game adapts as few to the hard roof track of his country. Without going any further, Humbert has won 17 of its 18 most recent games in these conditions, which has served to conquer Metz 2023, Marseille 2024 and reach the final at the ATP Masters 1000 of Paris last November.
Consecutive finalists in Marseille
The player born in Metz 26 years ago demonstrated his power on the surface in front of a player who is completing a great start of the season, presenting himself in his first ATP Tour final in Auckland a month ago.
Humbert drew a similar script in the two sets he needed to reach the ninth final of his career. In the tenth game of each manga he managed to break the Bergs service, turning two of the six break opportunities that he had according to the infosys ATP statistics.
In the last round this Sunday will face the winner of the second final that brings together the main favorite Daniil Medvedev and Serbio Hamad Medjedovic.
Source: https://www.atptour.com/es/news/marsella-2025-sabado-semifinal-humbert-bergs-medvedev-medjedovic
