Humbert : 'I gave it my all, I have no regrets'
pEntering the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview'Rolex Paris Masters/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ugo-humbert/hh26/overview'Ugo Humbert/a had never reached an ATP Masters 1000 final. So despite falling short Sunday in the championship clash to a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a, the lefty was in good spirits./p
pldquo;It was a beautiful week, despite my defeat today. My feeling is that I gave it my all, I have no regrets,rdquo; Humbert said. ldquo;He was stronger than me in every aspect of tennis. I couldn't recover from yesterday's match enough, butnbsp;congratsnbsp;to him.rdquo;/p
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pZverev firmly took hold of the match early on and never let go, dominating the action from the outset in his 6-2, 6-2 victory. But Humbert battled until the end to try to thrill his home crowd./p
pldquo;It was tough. I tried until the end to be faithful to myself, to my values, to put up a battle until the end. When it's not over, there's still hope, and with this public, it's crazy,rdquo; Humbert said. ldquo;He missed two points only, the first two shots. And then he never missed afterwards. I believed in it until the end. I hoped that I would level the scores, but ultimately the scores were quite painful for me. So I fought until the end, and this is what I want to keep in mind.rdquo;/p
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pOn Saturday, Humbert earned one of the biggest wins of his career against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview'Karen Khachanov/a to make his maiden Masters 1000 final. But the 26-year-old was unable to produce his aggressive best on Sunday against Zverev./p
pldquo;Physically, when I woke up this morning during the warmup it was not easy. I was tired. But I accepted that it was the way it was. Mentally, I also felt that I was less composed,rdquo; Humbert said. ldquo;As for him, his serve was amazing during the first set. I had no free points during the second set. Sometimes I could have some free points, but also, his forehand I thought that I could try to get something, but he gave me nothing. The only point I could get is when he had a crosscourt backhand. Otherwise nothing.rdquo;/p
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pAfter a tournament in which Humbert upset four-time major champion a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a and broke new ground, he explained that he is not surprised by his performance./p
pldquo;I felt that I was capable, so I'm not surprised that I reached that level, that I beat Alcaraz, to have reached the finals of a Masters 1000 tournament.rdquo; Humbert said. ldquo;Irsquo;m working hard. I have a great team around me to help me and guide me./p
pldquo;So all in all, I'm glad that it paid off this week, but I'm not surprised to have reached that level.rdquo;/p
pIt was a thrilling week for the No. 14 player in the PIF ATP Live Rankings. He came within two sets of becoming the first French a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview'Rolex Paris Masters/a champion since a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jo-wilfried-tsonga/t786/overview'Jo-Wilfried Tsonga/a in 2008./p
pldquo;This tournament is amazing. The history, the track record of this tournament, with all the players who won this tournament, it's crazy,rdquo; Humbert said. ldquo;I would have liked to etch my name on the trophy, but I did my utmost. I wanted to live this tournament intensively. This is what happened. Every match was riveting. I'm delighted that I could go through this experience with my team, my family, my friends, and the French public.rdquo;/p
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