Frenchman Ugo Humbert battled to a victory after missing four match pointsSecond seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was dumped out of the Paris Masters on Tuesday after losing to in-form Frenchman Ugo Humbert in a marathon second-round tie. Humbert, who is on a seven-match winning streak after winning the Antwerp title last month, missed four match points but battled to a 7-6(4), 6-7(6), 7-6(3) victory. He was visibly struggling in the final-set tie-break after over three hours on court, but Tsitsipas said he was also not at full fitness. Tsitsipas will next defend his ATP Tour Finals title in London at the season-ending tournament which gets underway on November 15. The results: Second round: 9-Pablo Carreno Busta bt Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6(3), 6-2; Norbert Gombos bt 8-David Goffin 6-4, 7-6(6); Marcos Giron bt 7-Matteo Berrettini 7-6(3), 6-7(0), 7-5; Marin Cilic w/o Corentin Moutet; Ugo Humbert bt 2-Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(4), 6-7(6), 7-6(3).

Source: The Hindu November 04, 2020 17:01 UTC