Van de Zandschulp loses to Humbert in Paris Masters first round
Botic van de Zandschulp lost 7-6 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-3 to France’s Ugo Humbert in the first round of the Paris Masters.
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Botic van de Zandschulp is out of the Paris Masters after losing a three-set first-round match to France’s Ugo Humbert, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-3.
The Dutchman, ranked 37th in the world, and Humbert, ranked 38th, traded breaks in a closely fought opening set. Van de Zandschulp led 5-1 in the tie-break, but Humbert won six points in a row to take it.
Van de Zandschulp saved two match points in the second-set tie-break before converting his third set point to level the match. Humbert then moved 4-1 ahead in the decider, and Van de Zandschulp could not recover.
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