Humbert knocks out Alcaraz to join Zverev and Tsitsipas in Paris Masters quarterfinals
Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates after defeating France's Arthur Fils in third round match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Accor Arena, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michel Euler]
PARIS (AP) — Frenchman Ugo Humbert harnessed the energy of the home crowd and produced one of his best career performances in beating Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters. A flurry of winners had Alcaraz 5-0 down in a first set so one-sided that Alcaraz ironically waved his racket to the crowd after holding in the sixth game. Hubert clinched victory on his second match point. Earlier Alexander Zverev silenced the raucous home crowd to beat French prospect Arthur Fils 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. The third-seeded German will face 10th-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals. Eighth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov beat Arthur Rinderknech to have an outside chance of reaching the season-ending ATP Finals.
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France's Ugo Humbert celebrates after defeating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during their third round match at the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Accor Arena, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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