Ugo Humbert (beaten by Andrey Rublev): “It was hard. He was stronger than me throughout the match. He put me under pressure very quickly, I struggled to find my rhythm, to find length to try to get back into the points. Each time, I lost my line and he made me travel. And I wasn’t good at serving, so he took over the returns. Afterwards, I come back in the second, I had a break point, but I don’t put it in and I get caught.
I had different sensations from two weeks ago (winner against the Russian in the quarter-finals in Beijing 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 [3]), I was perhaps a little less in legs. I had trouble finding my rhythm and then it was him who put me in difficulty and forced me to play like that. It’s a shame, because I didn’t have a chance. But I enjoyed these last two tournaments in Asia, I only remember the positives. I will continue to work, learn from this match too, and maybe soon it will smile on me. »
