After a week of intense fights and suspenseful matches, the time has come for the final at the Rolex Paris Masters. Pitting the Frenchman Ugo Humbert against the German Alexander Zverev, this final Sunday meeting in Bercy before the tournament moves to Nanterre promises to be hot.
For the first time in thirteen years and the epic of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2011, ended with a defeat against Roger Federer, a French player will take part in the final of the Masters 1000 in Paris.
Author of an exceptional career, notably marked by his victories against Carlos Alcaraz in the round of 16 and against Karen Khachanov in the semi-finals, Humbert will try to become the fourth Blue crowned at Bercy after Guy Forget, Sébastien Grosjean and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. To do this, the Lorraine left-hander will have to escape from the clutches of the solid Zverev.
Guaranteed to become world number two again on Monday, the finalist of Roland-Garros 2024 is seeking a 7th Masters 1000 title, his first under the roof of the Accor Arena, he who came up against Daniil Medvedev in 2020. Superior against Stefanos Tsitsipas ( 7-5, 6-4) and dominant against Holger Rune (6-3, 7-6 [4]), the Hamburg native did not hesitate to reach the second final of his season in the category, after his title in Rome in May.
Already opposed twice on the ATP circuit, the two men are tied (1-1) in their confrontations. They had already faced each other in an epic match last year in Bercy, won after effort and 3h30 of match by the German (6-4, 6-7 [3]7-6 [5]).
The match between Alexander Zverev and Ugo Humbert, scheduled on the center court, can be followed from 3 p.m. this Sunday on France 3 and Eurosport 1 as well as live commentary on the website of the parisien.fr.
