Ugo Humbert withdraws from the first round of the Davis Cup to focus on his hard court season and his upcoming tournaments.
Selected to face Slovakia in the first round (of two) of Davis Cup qualifying (February 7-8, 2026) at Portel, Ugo Humbert decided this Saturday to renounce the call from captain Paul-Henri Mathieu. The latter had summoned Messin in the company of Arthur Rinderknech, Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Benjamin Bonzi. Defeated in the final of the ATP 250 in Adelaide, then in the first round of the Australian Open by Ben Shelton (6-3, 7-6 [2],
7-6 [5]) on January 20, Humbert declared that he wanted to concentrate on his indoor season and the next tournaments in which he is involved. He will also be present in Montpellier (ATP 250) from February 1 to 8.
On his Instagram account, the 33rd in the ATP world published a message to explain his choice to give up the Davis Cup. “After reflection with my staff, I have made the difficult decision not to participate in the next Davis Cup meeting. To approach this first part of the season and achieve my objectives, I have chosen to concentrate on the next tournaments and in particular those on hard indoor courts. Wearing the blue jersey remains a source of pride and I wish the team all the best for this meeting! “, he explained. After Montpellier, the Frenchman will be present in the Netherlands for the ATP 500 in Rotterdam (February 9 to 15).
This decision will force PHM to call, undoubtedly, another player who could be Corentin Moutet, called up during the last two meetings of the Blues. Facing Slovakia, the French team will face the team of captain Tibor Toth, who should travel to Pas-de-Calais with Lukas Klein (136th), Alex Molcan (206th), Norbert Gombos (303rd), Milos Karol (446th) and Lukas Pokorny (522nd).
