The German Alexander Zverev poured a bucket of cold water on the 12,000 spectators at the Accor Arena in Paris, which will no longer host the Masters 1000 ATP tournament taking place in the Bercy neighborhood.
He won his first title of the season by defeating local idol, Frenchman Ugo Humbert, who managed to defeat the Spaniard in the round of 16. Carlos Alcaraz. Then he beat the Australian Jordan Thompson6-2 and 7-6 (4) and defeated the Russian in the semifinals Karen Khachanov by 6-7 (6), 6-4 and 6-3 in a tough 2h.45′ match.
The end of the meeting was controversial. Khachanov scolded Humbert online, publicly explaining the reason for his anger, which had nothing to do with the defeat itself, but with the Frenchman’s attitude of celebrating everything when he was injured at 2-3 in the third set, and could not go for ball, as is evident.
“On the net I tell him to stay calm and show respect. This is not the way to behave. I always maintain fair-play, I will congratulate him when he behaves like a normal person. That’s all I can say” Khachanov mentioned.
Three days later, Ugo Humbert He wanted to give his version, via Instagram. “I want to express myself after the controversy after my semi-final against Karen. After the intervention of the physiotherapist, I saw it as cramps and I was about to have them after more than 2h.30′ of a intense match,” he commented in the presence of the ATP trainer, who manipulated the Russian’s right thigh, where he felt a muscle pull.
“I am sorry to see that this has been misinterpreted and, worse, portrayed as a lack of fair play on my part. I have contacted him (Karen Khachanov) apologized personally. I have a lot of respect for Karen and all the opponents I have had to face so far. This will serve as a lesson for me to behave better in the future,” he said.
Humbert is out due to injury this week in the home tournament, the ATP 250 from Metzwhere he is the current champion.
Source: La Verdad
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