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Nicolas Claich
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Nov. 6 2024 at 7:58 p.m
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For its second edition in the setting of Sports Palace Caen the sea, theOpen the Caen offers itself, once again, a prestigious poster, from December 8 to 11, 2024. Recent finalist of the Paris Rolex Master (formerly Bercy tournament), Ugo Humbert will undoubtedly be the number 1 favorite of a tournament of which he reached the final in 2023.
Ugo Humbert, new world number 14
If he had lost against the Australian Alex De Minaur (7-6, 6-7, 6-4), the new French number 1, now 14th in the world, had left his mark with his sympathy and his infectious joy on the land. The Caen public will sing, once again this year, some tasty “Avantage, Humbert”.
I loved every stitch! There was a crazy atmosphere, it made me want to give it my all. It was a great match, I really enjoyed it.
A French legend…
On his way, Humbert will meet two future retirees, but not the least! A regular at the Caen Open, which he won twice when he was still competing at the Zénith, in 2012 and 2014, Richard Gasquet will begin the farewell season at the Palais des Sports. There is no doubt that the Caen public will honor him at the height of his immense career.
…and a former Grand Slam winner
The other big name in Tennis who will set foot on Taraflex at the Palais des Sports will already be officially retired. But this is the first former Grand Slam winner to make the trip to Caen! The Austrian Dominic Thiemwinner of the 2020 US Open and former world number 3, can boast of having defeated the three monsters of the game: Federer five times, Nadal six times and Djokovic five times.
Injured in the wrist in 2021, while he was still 5th in the ATP, Thiem had to resolve to end your careerat only 31 years old.
A Grand Slam semi-finalist for girls
The women's tournament will also look great. The logical favorites will be the Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska and the Belgian Elise Mertens. The first, aged 24, reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Australian Open. A few weeks before the first Grand Slam of the 2025 season, she will want to gain confidence. Mertens, for his part, is a reference in doubles but has still reached 12th place in singles. They will be challenged by the two French women, the Norman Alice Robbe and Audrey Albié (22nd French), who already participated in the final phase of the Caen Open in 2017.
Among the other participants of this 17th edition, the Englishman Cameron Norrie (29 years old) remains a safe bet, even if he has fallen back to 57th place in the world rankings after occupying 8th place in 2022. Jules Marielocal to the stage, will get to know the Palais des Sports, after winning the 2021 edition at the Zénith. The most famous tennis influencer will benefit from the support of his supporters.
To this table, it is appropriate to add the winner of the qualifications, Adrien Gobat (63rd French player).
Please note that there are still a few places left for the evening of Monday, December 9.
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