In a rematch from the 2025 Marseille Open final, Hamad Medjedovic and Ugo Humbert volition quadrate disconnected for a spot successful the Queen’s Club Championship quarter-finals connected Thursday.
In his past match, the Serbian won 2 adjacent sets versus Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) to advance, portion Humbert got past Marin Cilic 7-5 6-3.
Match preview
One of the biggest upsets connected the men’s gully this twelvemonth occurred connected Monday erstwhile Hamad Medjedovic overcame immoderate immense likelihood to decision Rinderknech.
Despite giving up 16 aces to the sixth-seeded Frenchman astatine this event, the 22-year-old recovered a mode to triumph acknowledgment to his consistency portion connected serve.
He won 80% of his archetypal serves passim the lucifer and 70% of his 2nd ones, which made up for the information that helium did not registry a azygous interruption point.
A triumph connected Thursday would people the 3rd clip successful 2026 that helium reaches the past 8 of a singles lawsuit connected the ATP tour, aft making it to the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open successful April.
Medjedovic has not made it beyond the past 16 successful an ATP singles tourney connected writer since past year’s Mallorca Open, erstwhile helium got to the quarter-finals and was eliminated by Felix Auger-Aliassime.
For the year, the Serbian has won implicit 70% of his archetypal service points, portion hitting much than 150 aces crossed each surfaces truthful far.
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Ugo Humbert began his Queen’s Club Championship run well, showing plentifulness of poise and powerfulness against the experienced Cilic.
The Frenchman’s service was peculiarly potent successful that lucifer arsenic helium registered 18 aces against the erstwhile Grand Slam champion, with conscionable 3 treble faults.
Humbert's archetypal service proved to beryllium a monolithic weapon, arsenic the Metz-born subordinate won 89% of his archetypal serves and converted 2 of his 4 break-point opportunities.
With a triumph connected Thursday, helium would scope the quarter-finals of a singles lawsuit for the archetypal clip since the Hamburg Open successful Germany past month.
On writer for the year, the 27-year-old has won implicit 80% of his archetypal service points and managed to triumph much than 90% of his work games overall.
At the aforesaid time, helium has converted 60% of his break-point opportunities connected writer this twelvemonth and saved 67% of his interruption points.
Tournament truthful far
Hamad Medjedovic:
First round: vs. Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (7-5) 7-6
Ugo Humbert:
First round: vs. Marin Cilic 7-5 6-3
Head To Head
Marseille Open (2025) - Final: Humbert wins 7-6 6-4
With the location assemblage down him successful France past year, Humbert deed 13 aces against his Serbian hostile and won 74% of his work points wide to triumph that tournament.
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We say: Humbert to triumph successful 2 sets
Medjedovic escaped his opening lucifer contempt struggling to incorporate his opponent's service passim the encounter.
It is doubtful helium volition beryllium capable to bash the aforesaid against Humbert, who has an adjacent amended service than Rinderknech, portion his question and forehand volition beryllium conscionable arsenic pugnacious for the Serbian to contain.
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