Great forehand shot from the back of the court by Alexander Zverev that beats Ugo Humbert and gets the point
Ugo Humbert’s forehand goes wide
Ugo Humbert crashes his forehand into the net
ZVEREV BREAK. Ugo Humbert is not quite comfortable as he sees his rival break his serve again, 4-1 for Zverev in the first set.
[ SET 1 ]Ugo Humbert crashes his forehand into the net
Alexander Zverev’s third break option in this game.
Ugo Humbert’s forehand goes wide
Ugo Humbert’s flat serve, the rest of Alexander Zverev goes wide
Humbert manages to save it but now he commits a new foul that puts the German ahead again.
Ugo Humbert misses his second serve, double fault
Great forehand shot from the back of the court by Ugo Humbert that beats Alexander Zverev and gets the point
New break option for the German tennis player.
Ugo Humbert crashes his forehand into the net
Ugo Humbert crashes his backhand into the net
The game had been 0-15 against Humbert but he remedied it with two good serves.
Ugo Humbert’s flat serve, the rest of Alexander Zverev goes wide
Ace by Ugo Humbert with a flat serve that Alexander Zverev cannot return
Great forehand shot from the center of the court by Alexander Zverev that beats Ugo Humbert and gets the point
Easy game for Zverev who certifies his previous break, better for the moment the German who has been more solid on serve at the beginning of the match and already has a break in his favor.
[ SET 1 ]Shot from the center of the court by Alexander Zverev that gives Ugo Humbert no options
Alexander Zverev’s forehand goes wide
Ugo Humbert’s forehand goes wide
Alexander Zverev’s flat serve, the rest of Ugo Humbert goes wide
Great forehand shot from the center of the court by Alexander Zverev that beats Ugo Humbert and gets the point
ZVEREV BREAK. The German takes advantage of the first break opportunity to take the lead in the first round.
[ SET 1 ]Ugo Humbert crashes his forehand into the net
Break point for Zverev, the first one that either of them has in the match, in which it is the third game.
Ugo Humbert’s forehand goes wide
Ugo Humbert crashes his forehand into the net
Shot from the center of the court by Ugo Humbert that gives Alexander Zverev no options
Ugo Humbert’s flat serve, the rest of Alexander Zverev goes wide
Ugo Humbert’s forehand goes wide
Blank game for Alexander Zverev, 1-1 in the first set.
[ SET 1 ]Ugo Humbert’s forehand goes wide
Great forehand shot from the center of the court by Alexander Zverev that beats Ugo Humbert and gets the point
Ugo Humbert’s passing shot goes wide
Alexander Zverev’s flat serve, the rest of Ugo Humbert goes wide
Ugo Humbert closes the first game in his favor.
[ SET 1 ]With an effective passing shot from the center of the court, Ugo Humbert beats Alexander Zverev and wins the goal
Humbert’s double fault makes it 40-30 in favor of the Frenchman who started serving.
Ugo Humbert misses his second serve, double fault
Great forehand shot from the center of the court by Ugo Humbert that beats Alexander Zverev and gets the point
Ugo Humbert’s flat serve, the rest of Alexander Zverev goes wide
Ugo Humbert’s forehand goes wide
Alexander Zverev hits his forehand into the net
Today, Ugo Humbert aspires to become the first French tennis player to win the Paris Masters 1000 since Jo-Wilfriend Tsonga in 2008.
Zverev and Humbert have met twice previously, in the round of 16 in Halle, with the Frenchman winning, and in the round of 32 in this same Paris Masters in 2023.
For his part, Humbert has already equaled his record of titles in the same year in 2024, the two he achieved in 2020, winning on this occasion in Marseille and Dubai. In addition, he has played in another final, losing the one in Tokyo.
This year Alexander Zverez already knows what it is to win a Masters 1000 by becoming champion in Rome. In addition, he has played the finals of two other tournaments that he ended up losing in 2024, Roland Garros and Hamburg.
For his part, Humbert had to start in the first round where he beat Brandon Nakashima, Marcos Giron in the second, Carlos Alcaraz in the round of 16, Jordan Thompson in the quarterfinals and yesterday Karen Khachanov in the semis. The Frenchman had a brilliant first set in his match against Alcaraz from Murcia.
Zverev has reached the semifinals after defeating Tallon Griekspoor in the second round, Arthur Fils in the second round, Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals and Holger Rune in the semifinals, giving up only one set, in his match against Fils.
The number 3 in the ATP ranking, Alexander Zverev, and the number 18, Ugo Humbert will compete for the title. It will be the first final in this tournament for Umbert and the second for Zverev who lost it in 2020 to Daniil Medvedev.
Good afternoon and welcome to the final of the Paris Masters 2024, the last Masters 1000 of the season.
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