Outsider against the German Alexander Zverev, Ugo Humbert dreamed of a first Masters 1000 title, in front of the Parisian public.
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Zverev: “I would like to congratulate Ugo”
Sascha Zverev: “First of all, sorry (laughs). I would like to congratulate Ugo. I know the work you put in. Congratulations to your team. I know you are doing a lot of work. I would like to salute my team. I was injured two and a half years ago at Roland Garros. You have always been there. A big congratulations to the ball boys and the linesmen around Cédric (Pioline). Finally, I would like to thank the audience. Thank you all for the atmosphere you created.”
Humbert: “We’re not going to stop there”
Ugo Humbert: “I would like to congratulate Sascha for his victory and for the matches he produced. I would then like to thank the organization of the tournament. My family, my friends were there all week. I would like to thank them. We’re not going to stop there. I would like to thank you (the audience). I did my best every day. See you next year. Thank you.
Florent Manaudou will present the trophy
Florent Manaudou is alongside Cedric Pioline and Gilles Moretton to present the trophy to the winner.
The step was too high for Humbert
For his first Masters 1000 final, Ugo Humbert was unable to raise his level of play. His defeat is rather logical. Zverev did not have to force his talent to win.
Zverev wins (6-2, 6-2)!
Alexander Zverev beats Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-2 and wins the Rolex Paris Masters for the first time in his career!
Humbert expeditious on his serve (6-2, 5-2)
Humbert is, for once, expeditious about his service. Zverev will serve for the title in a moment.
White game for Zverev (6-2, 5-1)
Another shutout for Zverev who leads 5-1.
Humbert scores his first game (6-2, 4-1)
Thanks to a more offensive game, Humbert scores his first game in the set. 4 to 1 for Zverev.
Double break confirmed by Zverev (6-2, 4-0)
Zverev confirms his double break with a shutout. 4 to 0 for the German.
Double break pour Zverev (6-2, 3-0)
Zverev makes the second break of the set and now leads 3-0 against an overwhelmed Humbert.
Break confirmed for Zverev (6-2, 2-0)
Zverev easily confirms his break. 2-0 for the German.
Early break for Zverev (6-2, 1-0)
Zverev breaks Humbert from the start who accumulates mistakes and seems paralyzed by the stakes.
Ugo Humbert in the locker room
Ugo Humbert went to the locker room after losing the first set.
Zverev concludes the first set with an ace (6-2)
Sascha Zverev concludes the first round with a second ace. Six games to two for Zverev against Humbert for the moment without solution.
Humbert pushes Zverev to serve for the set (5-2)
Humbert plays a solid service game. Zverev will serve to win the first set in a moment.
White game for Zverev (5-1)
Zverev achieves a shutout and leads 5 games to 1. The German has so far only lost one point on his serve against the Frenchman.
Double break pour Zverev (4-1)
Sascha Zverev converts his 4th break point and breaks for the second time.
Zverev leads the race (3-1)
Zverev confirms his break. The German leads 3 games to 1.
Antoine Dupont in the stands
Rugby player Antoine Dupont is in the stands to support Ugo Humbert.
Zverev breaks the premier (2-1)
Zverev is more solid from the baseline and breaks first.
Zverev equalizes (1-1)
Sascha Zverev is solid on his serve and equalizes at 1 everywhere.
Humbert returns to his match well (1-0)
Ugo Humbert starts his match well and leads 1 game to 0.
Here we go!
Here we go for this final. Ugo Humbert is serving.
The players begin their warm-up
The 2 players begin their warm-up. The public is already starting to push Ugo Humbert.
Players enter the court
The 2 players enter the court.
Five things to know about Humbert-Zverev
This is the third time that Ugo Humbert and Alexander Zverev will face each other in their careers. Here are 5 things to know about the match between the two men.
Rolex Paris Masters: Revenge, series, ranking… Five things to know about the Humbert-Zverev final (lefigaro.fr)
End clap for Bercy
After 39 editions, this is the last time that Bercy will host the Rolex Paris Masters before moving to La Défense Arena in 2025.
“Everyone will miss this center”: for its last tennis tournament, Bercy kept the sense of celebration (lefigaro.fr)
8th final at Bercy for a Frenchman
This is the 8th time that a Frenchman has found himself in the final at Bercy. We invite you to look back at the 7 previous French finals:
Rolex Paris Masters: the seven finals of the Blues at Bercy (lefigaro.fr)
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Hello everyone and welcome to this live stream of the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 final which will pit Alexander Zverev against Ugo Humbert.
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