Humbert shocks fancied foe
PARIS, France (AFP) — US Open semifinalist
Daniil Medvedev was knocked out in the first round of the Hamburg ATP event on Tuesday by world No. 41 Ugo Humbert.
Humbert of France sent the top seed packing with a 6-4, 6-3 upset in the last tournament before the rescheduled French
Open starts on Sunday.
This was the 22-year-old’s first top 10 scalp.
Russian Medvedev, who was beaten by eventual
US Open winner Dominic Thiem in New York this month, is ranked fifth.
Humbert has emerged as the main home hope for Roland Garros. Compatriot Gael Monfils lost earlier on the Hamburg clay 6-4, 6-3 by Yannick Hanfmann.
Humbert next faces Czech Jan Vesely, who beat another French player, Gilles Simon, on Monday.