BORDEAUX/STARNBERG, May 20, 2023
Ugo Humbert continued his excellent run of form by winning his second ATP Challenger Tour 175 title within less than 15 days. Following his triumph at the Sardegna Open in Cagliari, Italy earlier this month, the 24-year-old Frenchman lifted the trophy on home soil at the 14th edition of the BNP Paribas Primrose in Bordeaux.
In front of packed stands on Center Court at the Villa Primrose Bordeaux, fifth-seeded Humbert defeated No. 7 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry from Argentina 7-6(3), 6-4 in Saturday’s singles final. The World No. 50 played aggressively from the baseline, using his forehand to dictate the rallies and capitalized on two of his five break-point opportunities. Humbert won 53 per cent of the total points played to prevail after one hour and 55 minutes.
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By clinching his fourth Challenger career crown, Humbert pocketed €29,370 in prize money as well as 175 valuable ATP Ranking points, securing his position as the number one French player. His coach, Jeremy Chardy, who was also was the coach of the last year’s Bordeaux champion Alexei Popyrin, joined Humbert on the court during the trophy ceremony. The leftie will next compete in the French Open at Roland Garros.
In other action, top seeds Lloyd Glasspool from Great Britain and Harri Heliovaara of Finland cruised to the doubles title, downing Frenchmen Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul 6-4, 6-2 in just one hour and two minutes.
