Moutet beats Humbert in Lyon after 3:21 hours: ATP win

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The world No. 94 was clearly the underdog in this match. Against the seventh seed, however, he did not settle for a short victory: After 6:2, 6:7 (5/7) and 7:6 (7/4), the win was secured in three sets.

It was precisely the shifts between the three sets that made the match interesting. The opening set was clear, after which both players fought their way through two tiebreaks. In assessing the result, it therefore matters not only that Moutet defeated the higher-ranked Humbert, but also how the victory came about.

The First Set Was Clear, Then Two Tiebreaks Decided It

Set by set

Moutet put himself in the best possible position in the opening set. He won the set 6:2 without a tiebreak. That gave the world No. 94 the lead after the first set.

Humbert, however, squared the score. He won the second set 7:6, prevailing 7:5 in the tiebreak. The match was open again, and what had been a clear victory for the underdog became a long duel between the two players.

The third set also remained undecided until the tiebreak. There, Moutet prevailed 7:4 against the seventh seed. Because the second set had already ended in a tiebreak, two more tiebreaks awaited in the final two stages. Together with the total duration of 3:21 hours, this explains the character of the long victory.

World No. 94 Against No. 35: Moutet Defeated the Higher-Ranked Opponent

The starting position

Moutet was ranked 94th in the world at the time of the match. Humbert was 59 places higher and was also seeded seventh. The Frenchman therefore won his first outing in Lyon against a player who was both higher-ranked and better seeded.

World-ranking positions describe only the starting point. How close and hard-fought the match actually was is shown by the score: Humbert won the second set in the tiebreak, and there was never a lead of a full two games in the deciding set either.

Why it was a marathon match

The duration of 3 hours and 21 minutes fits the two tiebreaks and the subsequent shifts between the sets. Moutet had to overcome his opponent not only despite the ranking gap, but also through a nearly even third set.

First Round in Lyon: Moutet's Three-Set Victory Is Secured

The match took place at the ATP 250 in Lyon and was part of the first round. Corentin Moutet and Ugo Humbert met on Tuesday, 20 October. After 3:21 hours, Moutet had won the first round.

The result can therefore be summarized in three points: Moutet faced the higher-ranked and seventh-seeded Humbert, the match lasted 3:21 hours, and the victory was decided in the tiebreak of the third set.

This was not a straightforward three-set victory by a clear margin. Moutet's 6:2 win in the first set was tempered by his loss of the second. In the end, Moutet had the deserved and hard-fought victory.