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Humbert keeps perfect finals record in Dubai

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March 04, 2024

DUBAI - Fifth seed Ugo Humbert produced a near-flawless performance to outclass Kazakh Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 and capture the Dubai Tennis Championships title on March 2 for his second trophy this season.

Humbert keeps perfect finals record in Dubai

By lifting the title, the 25-year-old Frenchman became only the third player in the professional era to win his first six tour-level finals, matching the achievement of Latvia's Ernests Gulbis and Slovakia's Martin Klizan.

"I really don't know, but I have a good statistic," Humbert said of his ability to rise to the occasion in title clashes. "I have a really good team around me."

The in-form Marseille champion edged a tight opening set when seventh seed Bublik fired a double fault in the 10th game as he attempted a big second serve in a desperate bid to hold.

"It's not easy to play against Bublik," said Humbert, who will climb four places to a career-high world ranking of No. 14 when the list is updated on March 4.

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