Humbert: "The audience is here to help me"

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The story of Ugo Humbert at the ATP Rolex Paris Masters 2024 seems like a fairy tale. Playing at home with the crowd on his side, he reaches the final to fight for the title, defeating previous tournament winners like Karen Khachanov and the world number two, Carlos Alcaraz, along the way. Now in the final, he faces a player for whom these courts are a perfect fit, Alexander Zverev.

The recent years for Ugo Humbert have not been easy. Consistency has not been his strong suit, and despite causing trouble for the top players whenever he faces them, he has experienced ranking fluctuations that have prevented him from establishing himself as one of the challengers to beat on the tour. Nevertheless, he arrives at this ATP Rolex Paris Masters 2024 in the biggest final of his career. The Frenchman spoke at a press conference to assess his week.

- With the whole crowd on his side

One of the controversies of the day is Humbert's enthusiastic celebration with the crowd: "I won because I expected nothing. Today was tougher, I didn't feel as good, more tension was required. When you're not feeling good, you don't play well, so for me, that was the true victory, managing to pull through.".

"Having 10,000 people cheering behind me is true happiness, and that's why I turn to them. The crowd is here to support me. I play with heart, and I want to share the moment with them. I was on the edge at times, and seeing the people supporting me and seeing him starting to cramp, suddenly I felt good. That's what helped me push through."

- Many physical issues in recent times

One of the reasons Ugo Humbert hasn't achieved consistency in the past seasons has been his physical problems: "I've had hip issues all season long, and when you're not well, you can't enjoy. Now I feel good and am recovering with my physical trainer and nutritionist. Things need to be done right, and what I'm doing is good."

- Final against Zverev

One of the matches in the second round of the ATP Rolex Paris Masters 2023 was Alexander Zverev against Ugo Humbert, a match that the German won with a score of 6-4 6-7 7-6: "My match against Sascha last year was crazy, the level of play was very high, it was incredible, and it gave me confidence. I'll do everything in my power to win tomorrow, there were matches where I played well against top players and didn't win. In this recent match against Zverev, I told myself that I wasn't far off. I want to recover as best as I can for tomorrow."

The final of the ATP Rolex Paris Masters 2024 will be held tomorrow, Sunday, November 3, between Ugo Humbert and Alexander Zverev, starting at 2:00 PM (Spanish Peninsula time).

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