After a slightly dull Zverev‐Rune, the public got their money's worth during the duel between Humbert and Kachanov. The Mosellan started his match as he has done since the start of the turn by hitting the ball very hard.
Opposite, the Russian, in no way disconcerted, also went into battle and logically the first round ended in a tie-break. Tie‐break where led 5 to 2 Karen managed to come back especially because Ugo went down a notch.
This set lost without having obtained the slightest set point did not disturb Messin, still as offensive and dynamic. He even managed to break in the middle of the set and managed to offer a final challenge to the Russian with a decisive round. Round which completely changed its appearance when at 3–2, Karen requested a doctor's intervention.
Visibly injured in the right thigh, the Russian no longer moved very well but remained stoic while betting on his serve. But that wasn't enough, Ugo handled this somewhat special situation properly while taking a little less risk.
With the break in his pocket at 4–3, he remained solid on his throw-in to reach the first Masters 1000 final of his career (6−7 (6), 6–4, 6–3). The last tricolor to have achieved this performance was Jo‐Wilfried Tsonga in 2011, he lost to a certain Roger Federer.
Published on Saturday November 2, 2024 at 7:26 p.m.
