Ugo Humbert gets the better of Pablo Carreno-Busta 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Antwerp on Wednesday. Humbert will seek to keep on going in this event against Taylor Harry Fritz or Lloyd Harris in the 3rd round.
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Humbert had a great start in this set after breaking Carreno-Busta in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, Pablo succeeded in coming back to break Ugo in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
Ugo was completely outplayed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 2-5 to 7-5.
The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 40-A), the 9th (3-5 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40). In addition on the other side, Humbert converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 76 points. The Spaniard conquered the set after winning 6 points more than the French player (41-35). The Spaniard dropped 14 points on serve (25-14). In addition, on the other side, the French player conceded 16 points on serve (21-16).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the French player conquered in the 8th game (5-3) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).
the French player was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, the Spaniard was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 49 points. Ugo was the one to win the set after conquering 9 more points than Pablo (29-20). Humbert lost 7 points on serve (22-7). on the other side of the court, Pablo conceded 7 points on serve (13-7).
Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Ugo clinched in the 9th game (5-4) before finally managing to win the set (6-4).
Ugo was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th game (4-4 0-40). On the other side, Carreno-Busta was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 62 points. Humbert was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than the Spaniard (34-28). the French player conceded 11 points on serve (23-11). In addition, on the other side, Pablo conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).
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At the end of the match, Ugo scored 98 points vs. Carreno-Busta’s 89.
Ugo served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (44/58) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (22/42) on his second serve. the French player was effective at converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5). On the other side, Pablo wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 17% – 2/12). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Humbert and Carreno-Busta is 1-0 for Ugo.
Highlights Ugo Humbert vs. Pablo Carreno-Busta European Open – Antwerp
Draw and next match H2H: Ugo Humbert vs. Taylor Harry Fritz or Lloyd Harris – stats
Humbert will take on either Taylor Harry Fritz or Lloyd Harris in the 3rd round. The head to head is 0-1 vs. Taylor Harry Fritz and 0-1 vs. Lloyd Harris.
Tennis Scores in Antwerp
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- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Feliciano LopezLopez (6-4 6-2) – Stats and score progression
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