Ugo Humbertseeded n°15 of the Rolex Paris Masterswas not spoiled by the draw. He will have to get out of the trap Brandon Nakashimain good shape at the end of the season. Lorraine is still ambitious to Bercy. Brilliant indoors, Humbert will try to sublimate himself and thrill the French public. At a press conference, he admitted that his main objective was now to win Bercyafter winning at home Metz.
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“It’s always easy to finish the season in France with Bercy and Metz”
“I feel good. I'm always happy to be here. It's always easy to finish the season in France with Bercy and Metz. I'm very happy to be here. The season was long. There is inevitably a little fatigue, but you still manage to find energy when you are in France with the support of the public. Afterwards, at home in Metz, it's always easy to finish like that. For now, it's okay.”explained Humbert.
“I think I need to manage my calendar a little better next year”
Le Lorraine admitted that he would change his programming in 2025.I think I'm going to try to see a little differently next season. It's true that I burned myself out a bit by wanting to string together too many tournaments, especially when there were weeks where I played well, I wanted to continue straight away. You tell yourself that you feel good, maybe you feel invincible at one point, but in fact not at all. After a while, you get to a week and you realize that you're burned out because when you get to the end of the tournaments, it still requires a lot of mental energy. I think I need to manage my schedule a little better next year.”
“As I won Metz, now it’s Bercy”
Ugo then confessed his ambitions. “If there was a tournament that I really wanted to win, it was Metz. As I won Metz, now it's Bercy. It was second on the list. I came here when I was little. I have seen the best win. Jo won too. He was my idol when I was young. It’s really a special tournament. For me, it's the best atmosphere of the year. Already in France, they are boiling. The fact that it’s in there, I don’t know, that adds something extra. Last year, when I played Zverev, it was probably the best experience I had on court. In terms of atmosphere, it was fabulous. A little sad that it's the last one. I'm going to try to make the most of the last chance to try to have a great week.”
