Three weeks after his victory at the ATP in Marseille, the Frenchman confirmed this on Saturday by taking part in the Dubai tournament. He dominated Alexander Bublik in the final.
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Received six out of six. Saturday March 2, Ugo Humbert won his sixth tournament in as many finals, defeating Alexander Bublik (6-4, 6-3) in Dubai. Above all, he pocketed his second title in less than a month, after the ATP 250 in Marseille – a success in the final against Grigor Dimitrov (6-4, 6-3). This very good week, during which he successively beat Andy Murray (6-2, 6-4), Hubert Hurkacz in the quarters (3-6, 7-6, 6-3) and Daniil Medvedev in the semis (7-5 , 6-3), will allow him to start Monday as 14e global.
To conclude this superb week, the Frenchman was opposed in the final to Alexander Bublik, who notably took advantage of the disqualification of Andrey Rublev for insulting remarks against a line judge in the semi-finals (6-7, 7-6, 6- 5). If the first games were rather balanced, Bublik saving several break points at 3-2, then 4-3, Humbert accelerated the tempo at the end of the first set. To then confirm in the second and win without trembling in 1h25 (6-4, 6-3).
