Ugo Humbert has produced a near-flawless efficiency to outclass Kazakh Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-3 and seize the Dubai Tennis Championships title for his second trophy this season.
By lifting the title on Saturday, the 25-year-old Frenchman turned solely the third participant within the skilled period to win his first six tour-level finals, matching the achievement of Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis and Slovakia’s Martin Klizan.
The in-form Marseille champion edged a decent opening set when seventh seed Bublik fired a double fault within the tenth recreation as he chanced his arm and tried an enormous second serve in a determined try to carry.
Left-hander Humbert, who took out prime seed and Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev within the semi-final, showcased his very good defensive abilities to earn an opportunity to interrupt within the subsequent set and pounced for a 3-1 lead when Bublik discovered the web.
He unleashed a monster forehand to go 5-2 up earlier than holding his nerve two video games later to avoid wasting a breakpoint and shut out the competition on his second championship level with a passing winner.
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