Ugo Humbertnumber 16 in the ATP at 16 years old, will cross this Sunday, without rest, against Carlos Alcaraz. At stake will be a place for the Wimbledon quarterfinals, a round that the Spaniard reached last year. The Gaul never achieved it.
Humbert finished the job this Saturday by defeating Brandon Nakashima, 7-6(9), 6-3, 6-7(5) and 7-6(6), in the continuation of a match that It was canceled yesterday because of the rain.
The tennis player from Metz is one of the 11 left-handers in the ‘top100’. The others are Ben Shelton, Jack Draoer, Adrian Mannarino, Alejandro Tabilo, Cameron Norrie, Corentin Moutet, Facundo D�az Acosta, Hugo Gaston, Dominik Koepfer y Juncheng Shang.
Alcaraz’s balance with opponents who fit that profile is 25 wins and 8 losses. To find the last time that Juan Carlos Ferrero’s pupil ran into an opponent with those characteristics, we had to go back to the recent second round of the Queen’s Open 500 against the British Draper. They would end up losing in two sets, 7-6(3) and 6-3.
There are no precedents between Carlitos and Humbert, who stands out for his talent. This campaign has won two of the six titles that appear in its record, in Marseille and Dubai. He resists a victory on land.
Three years ago he demonstrated his qualities on the grass by winning in Halle against Andrey Rublev.
I’m much better at the piano than the guitar.
Play the piano and the guitar
His father Eric and his mother Anne have a butcher shop where his sister Lea also works.. He picked up his first racquet at the age of five and grew up admiring Roger Federer’s style of play. Great music lover, Ugo plays the piano and guitar and prefers Rock and Roll.
“I started playing the piano since I was little, but since it is difficult to take it with me, I have taken up the guitar. Playing helps me distract myself from tennis. I learn by watching YouTube videos,” he explains.
In his junior stage he missed two entire seasons due to injury problems resulting from his growth. He suffered from coronavirus twice and the second time was much harder than the first and it was difficult for him to recover.
