What if a Frenchman reached the final of the Rolex Paris Masters for the last year of the tournament in the Bercy district? Doomed to migrate to the north-west of the capital to join La Défense Arena in Nanterre from 2025, the Parisian tournament vibrates to the rhythm of the exploits of Ugo Humbert this week. Faller of world number two Carlos Alcaraz at the end of an exceptional match Thursday evening (6-1, 3-6, 7-5), the Lorraine qualified for the first semi-final of his career in Masters 1000 on Friday in triumphing over Jordan Thompson (6-2, 7-6).
In the form of his life on the hard court of the Accor Arena, the French number one (18th in the world) intends to continue his momentum this weekend, but will first have to escape the clutches of Karen Khachanov. Winner at Bercy in 2018, the powerful Russian promises to be a strong opponent for Humbert, beaten during the only confrontation between the two men, at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.
The match between Ugo Humbert and Karen Khachanov, scheduled on center court, will not start before 4:30 p.m. this Saturday and will be followed live on France 4 and Eurosport 1.
