Marseille Open: Humbert moves past top seed Hurkacz, into final
Ugo Humbert defeated Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday evening and will play the winner of the match between Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 3 seed, and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the second seed, for the title
Ugo Humbert (Chryslene Caillaud/Panoramic)
Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 4 seed, defeated Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the top seed, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the final of the Marseille Open at the Palais des sports on Saturday evening.
Humbert, ranked No 21, will face the winner of the match between Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 3 seed, and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the second seed, next.
Earlier in the tournament, the Frenchman won against qualifier Hugo Gaston (2-6, 6-1, 6-3) and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 5 seed (6-1, 6-4).
Hurkacz, ranked No 8, won against Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko (6-1, 6-4) and Tomas Machac (6-3, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Marseille tournament.
Marseille ATP 250, other semi-final result (Palais des sports, hard, EUR 801.335):
- Karen Khachanov vs. Grigor Dimitrov
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