Ugo Humbert gets by Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-3 in the final in Dubai on Saturday. The match lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes. He won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in his career.
The French player added $ 254,140 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 550,140 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Ugo Humbert vs. Alexander Bublik Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships – Dubai
Humbert’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Humbert scored 69 points vs. Bublik’s 56.
Humbert
Humbert won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 33% (2/6) of the procured opportunities.
Bublik
On the other side, Alexander wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Humbert and Bublik is 1-0 for Ugo.
This was the 6th career title for Ugo. He won the previous title in Marseille. (see list of titles and finals). Bublik remains with 4th titles after he conquered the tournament in Montpellier 2022, in Halle 2023, in Antwerp 2023 and in Montpellier 2024. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the French player snatched in the 10th game (6-4) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).
The French player failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 30.
The French player converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Bublik wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (2-2 40-A).
They contested 77 points. The French player was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than Bublik (41-36). Ugo surrendered 13 points on serve (26-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Bublik conceded 15 points on serve (23-15).
Similarly to the 1st 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 Humbert conquered in the 4th game (3-1) prior to finally winning the set (6-3).
The French player was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 40-A). On the other side, Alexander wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 9th game (3-5 30-40).
They played 47 points. The French player conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Alexander (27-20). Humbert dropped 5 points on serve (18-5). In addition, on the other side, Bublik conceded 9 points on serve (15-9).