Fantastic Ugo Humbert. Faller of Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, the Frenchman was expected and responded, Friday November 1, to offer himself a first semi-final in Masters 1000, thanks to his victory against the Australian Jordan Thompson (6-2, 7-6 [4]). He becomes the first Frenchman to reach this stage of the competition in such a tournament since Richard Gasquet, in Cincinnati in 2019. Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune will also be there in the first semi-final (Saturday at 2 p.m.).
First semi-final in Masters 1000 for Humbert
After beating Carlos Alcaraz in the previous round, we should not disappoint against a player more to his liking, Jordan Thompson, 38th in the world. Like the day before, Ugo Humbert started the game very focused and diligent in the first set, and broke twice thanks to very good returns. The Frenchman appeared very confident, even if he lacked a little dynamism at the start of the second round.
1/4 final: Ugo Humbert wins in two sets and qualifies for the semi-final
He had to go through the tie-break in the second set, but Ugo Humbert qualified for the first Masters 1000 semi-final of his career, in Paris! Match mastered by Messin, who will now wait to know their opponent of tomorrow.
He regained energy when the Bercy crowd woke up to encourage him and even got two match points, saved by Jordan Thompson. The feared scenario of a return by the Australian then came to haunt minds at Bercy since the Frenchman was broken. But despite pain in his foot, Ugo Humbert held on to break the break, grab a tie-break, and win it. He will compete in the semi-finals of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career against Grigor Dimitrov or Karen Khachanov.
Alexander Zverev traces the route
Falling Arthur Fils in three sets on Thursday, Alexander Zverev had fewer difficulties against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals. Superior in the exchange, still as solid on serve (71% first ball), the world number 3 logically qualified for the semi-finals (7-5, 6-4) in 1 hour 40 minutes of play.
As a symbol, it was on an ace validating a shutout that he won, confirming the downgrading of the Greek, now 11th in the world, and which seemed without solution. The German, who only conceded one break point in the entire match, will face Holger Rune in the semi-finals of a tournament in which he is now the overwhelming favorite.
Holger Rune continues his beautiful story with Bercy
The Dane emerged victorious from a fight against the Australian Alex De Minaur (6-4, 4-6, 7-5), in 2h26 of play. The two men took a long time to decide between themselves but Holger Rune made him crack the 10th player in the world, out of first balls (47%), at the end of the match.
After a disappointing season, he showed a level of play which is close to his best level in his career, when he notably won the Bercy tournament in 2022 against Novak Djokovic. Eliminated in the quarters last season, this time he opens the doors to the last four.
