LIVE – Rolex Paris Masters: Humbert gets closer to the semi-finals

This one does good. The pressure on Thompson will be total since Ugo Humbert is one game away from the semi-finals of the Rolex Paris Masters. Thanks again to his very good left-handed serve, the Frenchman undermined his opponent.

Ugo Humbert collapses on his returns to the delight of Jordan Thompson. The Frenchman will serve with new balls.

It was enough to say it for Humbert to regain his magic from the first round. First worried by a first point taken by the Australian, the Habs revived the crowd to conclude this throw-in with three impeccable serves that their opponent was unable to get back on course.

It’s starting to be difficult to move on his throw-in. The Australian is more and more clinical on his serves and offers fewer possibilities to Humbert who seems to be in a less good moment.

Well held, despite the difficulties, Ugo Humbert relies on impeccable service to keep the lead against the Australian who has been freeing himself since the start of this second round.

With a smash, the Australian takes his opponent on the wrong foot and goes back to two sets everywhere after another good service game.

The Australian’s revolt may already be over. After a very tight first service game for the Frenchman and one totally dominated by his opponent, Humbert regains his splendor and wins this one without fear.

4 years earlier, Ugo Humbert was already having a great run at the Rolex Paris Masters in 2020. Beating Tsitsipas, Ruud and Cilic, Messin lost after a big fight against Milos Raonic in the quarter-finals, depriving him of the semi-finals. .

Since the start of this second round, the Australian has posed more problems for the Frenchman. Already eye-catching in the first game, on his serve, the 28th player in the world won important points and was solid on the volley.

Not without difficulty, for its first throw-in in this second round, the Habs had to battle against Thompson. Thanks to a gross error from his opponent and a new winning service, Messin kept his throw in play.

In just over 30 minutes; Ugo Humbert is already one game away from the first round. Still comfortable serving with a new ace, the fourth in four games, Messin also dominates in the game with very nice areas found on the forehand.

Well helped by two aces and good first balls, Thompson scared himself but provided the essentials against the French with confidence.

A blank game for Humbert, perfect on serve with a new ace and very fair in his powerful forehands, the tricolor dictates his law and pushes his opponent to make mistakes.

Powerful on the return, Humbert pushes his opponent to make a mistake and offers himself two first break points.

Thompson showed resistance with two good points won after several rallies but was unable to do anything on the last powerful serve of his full-line opponent.

The first club blows rang out on the center court. After two impeccable first points, Humbert offers himself three game points with a perfect cross-court backhand that his opponent cannot bring back.

Impeccable shutout for the Australian. If he started this service game perfectly with points won powerfully, he took advantage of the clumsiness of the tricolor to conclude it without conceding a point.

Very authoritarian, Ugo Humbert perfectly dominates this first game. Solid in service and enterprising in the exchange, he did not give his opponent any opportunity.

To the ovation of the public Ugo Humbert enters the center court followed by the Australian Thompson.

Seven years ago, for his farewell to the Accor Arena, home of the Rolex Paris Masters, the tricolor Julien Benneteau signed a major feat at the age of 35 by inviting himself into the last four. Faller of Shapovalov, Tsonga, Goffin and Cilic before losing to the future winner, the American Jack Sock. A performance not repeated by a Frenchman until now. Ugo Humbert could therefore put an end to seven years of drought before why not joining Tsonga or Grosjean in the Blue list of this tournament.

Above all, we must not underestimate the Australian. The 28th player in the world is having the best season of his career and his career at Bercy reflects this. Faller of the former world number 2 in the second round Casper Ruud after a good match in three sets and winner against the French Adrian Mannarino in the eighth, Jordan Thompson has nothing to lose against Ugo Humbert. On their direct confrontation, advantage to the Australian with two victories in two matches… Well one technically, in Brisbane this year, the tricolor had withdrawn but in Cincinnati another Masters 1000, Humbert lost in three sets (3 -6, 6-3, 7-6).

Expected in Paris, French number one Ugo Humbert had ambitions at Bercy. After a difficult first round won in three rounds against the American Nakashima, he easily defeated another American Marcos Giron in two rounds before achieving a great feat against the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the round of 16.

Hello everyone and welcome to our site to follow, with live commentary, the quarter-final of the Rolex Paris Masters between the Australian Jordan Thompson and the Frenchman Ugo Humbert.