Humbert accelerates past Machac for Tokyo final berth

p a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ugo-humbert/hh26/overview'Ugo Humbert/a successfully halted a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tomas-machac/m0fh/overview'Tomas Machac/a’s mid-match momentum on Monday to book his spot in the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/tokyo/329/overview'Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships/a final in Tokyo. /p

p The Frenchman raised his level after a tough second set to seal a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 semi-final triumph at the hard-court ATP 500. Humbert produced his best tennis of the match to reel off four straight games from 2-2 in the third set to advance to his third ATP Tour final of the season (Marseille, Dubai). /p

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p “It feels good. It was not my best match this week, but I still have the win so I’m very proud of that,” said Humbert. “It was not easy. I had difficulties in the second set, but in the end, I found the solution and stayed calm. I’m into my seventh ATP Tour final, so I’m very happy. /p

p “It was not easy, because he didn’t allow a lot of rhythm... At the end of the second set, I tried to speak to myself a little bit. After, the last four games were amazing.” /p

p Humbert will seek to improve his perfect 6-0 record in tour-level finals when he takes on sixth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/holger-rune/r0dg/overview'Holger Rune/a or #NextGenATP a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-fils/f0f1/overview'Arthur Fils/a in Tuesday’s final in Tokyo. The Frenchman, who has risen four spots to No. 15 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings as a result of his run in Japan so far, is chasing his third ATP 500 crown after his victories in Halle in 2021 and Dubai earlier this year. /p

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