In the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament in Marseille, the top four seeds excelled in their quarterfinal matches, each winning without facing a break point. The semifinals pitted No. 1 seed Hubert Hurkacz against No. 4 seed Ugo Humbert and No. 2 seed Grigor Dimitrov against No. 3 seed Karen Khachanov. Dimitrov reached the final after a thrilling three-set victory over Khachanov, 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(5). On the final day, Humbert clinched his fifth career title by defeating Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3, extending his flawless record in finals to 5-0 and achieving a career-high ranking of world No. 18, also becoming the French No. 1. Humbert's previous titles include 2020 Auckland, 2020 Antwerp, 2021 Halle, and 2023 Metz.
The moment Ugo Humbert made it 5 finals, 5 titles! ๐ช 2020 Auckland ๐ 2020 Antwerp ๐ 2021 Halle๐ 2023 Metz ๐ 2024 Marseille ๐ @HumbertUgo #open13provence https://t.co/dwYSQ6CEp7
Ugo Humbert beats Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3 to win his 5th career title in Marseille. He is now 5-0 in finals. Up to new career high #18 and French #1. https://t.co/EqhI3uTBdV
Lung-Busting Rally ๐ซ With a crunching forehand winner to finish! ๐ฎโ๐จ @HumbertUgo #open13provence https://t.co/FET4m5AgdX
Big. Brave. Beautiful ๐ @HumbertUgo #open13provence https://t.co/XyZrbUsZng
Ugo takes the lead ๐ช A late break of serve gives @HumbertUgo the opener 6-4! @Open13 | #Open13Provence https://t.co/yiyOlYbBjT
Here we go...๐ Who will lift the title in Marseille? ๐ @Open13 | #Open13Provence https://t.co/GOchFxWk63
Day of the FINAL at Marseille @open13! ๐ตโช๏ธ Humbert ๐ Dimitrov 2:30pm UTC https://t.co/KeHtyWtpSH
3 finals in last 4 tournaments ๐ฅ 15 wins in last 17 matches ๐ฅ An on-fire ๐ง๐ฌ @GrigorDimitrov is into the final in Marseille after battling past Karen Khachanov in a grueling three-set semifinal, 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(5). ๐ช He's the first man to reach multiple ATP finals this year:
The shot of the tournament? ๐ค @GrigorDimitrov | @Open13 | #Open13Provence https://t.co/a2m4DouJbP
Dimitrov reaches the FINAL in Marseille! For his 1st time in Marseille, Grigor advances till the final recovering a set down vs Karen Khachanov after a thrilling match 6-7 6-4 7-6 https://t.co/pFI0UdkCT6
"ARE YOU KIDDING?!" ๐คฏ The showstopper @GrigorDimitrov ๐ชฉ๐บ #open13provence https://t.co/TFmK2xVkFY
Effortless Power ๐ฎโ๐จ @GrigorDimitrov #open13provence https://t.co/ztHzQsBYRx
7๏ธโฃ-6๏ธโฃ @karenkhachanov takes the opening set v. Dimitrov! @Open13 | #Open13Provence https://t.co/Lsge3f5O7U
Smoooooth ๐๐ป @GrigorDimitrov #open13provence https://t.co/Tsn0NMc15n
Another great performance from Humbert. Good to watch him play at this levelโฆ
Who will advance to the final? ๐ @HubertHurkacz v. @HumbertUgo @Open13 | #Open13Provence https://t.co/diZTOg7V01
Ready? Play โถ๏ธ For a place in the #open13provence final! ๐ WATCH Hurkacz vs Humbert LIVE -> https://t.co/hOHmv2wMlX ๐บ https://t.co/SW7V7jHAk7
Itโs semi-finals time in Marseille! ๐ @Open13 | #Open13Provence https://t.co/5KvvaGmYBc
It's SEMI-FINALS day in Marseille @open13! Hurkacz ๐ Humbert Khachanov ๐ Dimitrov Who reaches the final? https://t.co/dFeiQWjitU
Total DOMINATIONโ๏ธ No. 1 seed @HubertHurkacz No. 2 seed @GrigorDimitrov No. 3 seed @karenkhachanov No. 4 seed @HumbertUgo All won their @Open13 QF matches in Marseille without facing a break point. ๐คฏ https://t.co/n4gkgDPZCD