World no. 17 Ugo Humbert efficiently defended the ATP 250 Marseille title. The house star defeated the younger Serb Hamad Medjedovic 7-6, 6-4 in an hour and 40 minutes within the title conflict, extending his nice run at dwelling.
Thus, Humbert prolonged his nice indoor run at dwelling, successful 18 of the earlier 19 matches since November 2023. Ugo grew to become the primary French participant to defend an ATP title since Gael Monfils in Rotterdam 2020.
Hamad performed nicely en path to the ultimate and gave all the pieces towards the better-ranked opponent. The Serb erased a 5-3 deficit within the opening set and squandered a set level on the return at 6-5. Humbert claimed the tie break and delivered a late break within the second set to carry a trophy.
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The house participant served at solely 50%. Nonetheless, he confronted solely two break factors and obtained damaged as soon as. Medjedovic struggled behind the second serve and performed towards seven break factors. The younger gun dropped serve two occasions to complete runner-up.
They fired 63 service winners in 138 factors. Ugo constructed a 37-26 benefit in that section, whereas Hamad had the higher hand from the baseline. Humbert landed 26 winners and 23 unforced errors, taming his strokes properly and leaving his opponent on a 14-25 ratio.
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The Frenchman served nicely within the opening 4 service video games. He grabbed an early break in sport three with a smash winner and moved in entrance. A left-hander landed an ace within the fourth sport, holding at love and forging a 3-1 benefit.
Ugo mirrored that in sport eight, opening a 5-3 lead after 28 minutes. Hamad lowered the hole to 5-4 and made a push on the return within the subsequent one. The younger Serb welcomed the rival’s mistake, pulling the break again and gaining confidence.
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Medjedovic drew Humbert’s mistake within the twelfth sport and generated a set level. The Frenchman saved it with a service winner and launched a tie break. Humbert landed a backhand return winner at 2-1 and fired a forehand winner within the subsequent level for an additional mini-break.
The house favourite landed an ace within the sixth level for 6-1 earlier than dropping one level on serve. Ugo hit a robust serve at 5-4 for 2 set factors and seized the primary with an unreturned serve for 7-6 in 54 minutes. Hamad confronted the final word take a look at within the sixth sport of the second set.
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He denied two break factors with winners and the third with a compelled error earlier than firing a forehand winner for 3-3 and extra drama. Humbert moved 4-3 up with a service winner and offered a maintain at love with an ace two video games later for 5-4.
The Frenchman stepped in on the return in sport ten. Medjedovic missed a forehand proper after serve and confronted three match factors. Ugo seized the primary with a fantastic assault, delivering a break at love and celebrating the title protection.
