ATP Tour

Humbert upsets former champ Medvedev, claims first Rotterdam win

Ugo Humbert delivered a clutch deciding-set performance on Monday to earn his maiden win at the ABN AMRO Open, where he upset former champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3.

Relying on his slippery left-handed serve and rock-solid defence under pressure, Humbert saved all six break points he faced in the final set, according to Infosys ATP Stats. With the victory, the 27-year-old Frenchman improved to 4-1 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series and handed Medvedev his first opening-round loss since last year’s US Open.

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“This one is really great,” Humbert said of his two-hour, 22-minute win. “My first win here, against Daniil… It’s a big victory and I’m super happy. I lost the second set, but I knew I was playing well. It was a great match from the beginning to the end. The last set was really solid.

“I know that, against Daniil you have to play a lot of rallies. I was ready to fight for each point and I did it.”

Humbert is chasing his eighth ATP Tour title this week and his fifth on indoor hard courts. The former No. 13 player in the PIF ATP Rankings will next face Dutch wild card Guy Den Ouden or Marton Fucsovics as he looks to build momentum at the ATP 500 event.

Earlier on Day 1 in Rotterdam, Cameron Norrie produced a clinical display to defeat Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(3), 6-1, setting up a second-round clash with qualifier Christopher O’Connell. The Australian saved one match point to defeat Frenchman Valentin Royer 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4). 

Home hope Botic van de Zandschulp made a notched his first win at the Dutch ATP 500 since 2023 by ousting qualifier Luka Pavlovic 7-6(5), 6-3. The 30-year-old, who fell to eventual champions Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in his two previous first-round matches in Rotterdam, will next face Stefanos Tsitsipas or Arthur Rinderknech.