

What Time Will Ugo Humbert Play Against Carlos Alcaraz?
Humbert and Alcaraz are on the Day 4 Schedule at Rolex Paris Masters 2024 on Thursday 31 October 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Ugo Humbert from France is set to face Carlos Alcaraz from Spain in their upcoming match. Alcaraz currently leads their head-to-head record with two wins. Their previous meetings took place at the 24 Wimbledon Grass Round 16, where Alcaraz won 6-3 6-4 1-6 7-5, and at the 24 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage on Hard court, where Alcaraz won 6-3 6-3.
Insights from their 52-week averages show that both players have strong offensive abilities. Humbert has a 27% conversion rate in attack, while Alcaraz has a slightly higher rate of 26%. Alcaraz also has a higher steal score, with 37% compared to Humbert’s 30%. In terms of serve and return quality, Alcaraz has slightly higher scores in both categories, with 8.0 and 8.5 respectively, while Humbert has scores of 7.9 and 7.7. Alcaraz also has higher scores in forehand and backhand quality, with 8.0 and 8.0, while Humbert has scores of 6.8 and 7.3. These averages exceed the tour average in most categories.
In the player points race scenario, Arthur Fils from France currently holds the top position with 2,380 points after winning in the third round against Zverev in Paris, earning him an additional 100 points. Alex Michelsen from the USA is in second place with 1,195 points after losing in the second round to Rinderknech in Paris. Jakub Mensik from the Czech Republic is in third place with 1,136 points after losing in the Q2 round to Moutet in Paris. Shang Juncheng from China is in fourth place with 1,115 points after losing in the first round to Giron in Paris. Luca Van Assche from France is in fifth place with 478 points after losing in the first round to Kovalik in the Bratislava Challenger. Learner Tien from the USA is in sixth place with 439 points after winning in the quarterfinals against Lajal in the Charlottesville Challenger. Joao Fonseca from Brazil is in seventh place with 379 points after losing in the first round to Kukushkin in the Bratislava Challenger. Martin Landaluce from Spain is currently in eighth place with 348 points.
Ugo Humbert, aged 26, is ranked at World No. 18, with his career-high being No. 13. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 36-23 with two titles. He broke into the top 20 in November 2023 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 13 in April 2024 after winning the Dubai tournament. He became the third player in the open era to win his sixth ATP Tour title in his sixth final, joining Gulbis and Klizan. Humbert has had notable wins against Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev, both ranked in the top 10, on his way to winning his third career title at the 2021 Halle tournament. He has also won two ATP Tour titles on French soil at the 2023 Metz and 2024 Marseille tournaments. Humbert’s first ATP Tour title came at the 2020 Auckland tournament when he was 21 years old, making him the youngest French champion since Richard Gasquet in 2007. He also saved four match points against Daniel Evans on his way to winning his second ATP Tour title at the 2020 Antwerp tournament. Humbert has a record of 12-16 against top 10 players and his biggest win came against World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev at the 2022 ATP Cup. He has also enjoyed success in the Challenger circuit, winning his seventh title at the 2022 Rennes tournament and earning his eighth and ninth titles at the Cagliari and Bordeaux tournaments in May 2023.
Carlos Alcaraz, aged 21, is ranked at World No. 2, with his career-high being No. 1. In 2024, he has an impressive win-loss record of 52-10 with four titles. Alcaraz became the youngest and first teenage World No. 1 and year-end No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings history. He achieved this feat by rising from No. 32 at the end of 2021 to No. 1 at the age of 19 in September 2022. He remained at the top of the rankings until the end of the season and spent a total of 36 weeks as the World No. 1. Alcaraz made history by winning the 2022 US Open final against Ruud, becoming the youngest men’s champion at the US Open since Pete Sampras in 1990. He also became the youngest player to win a Grand Slam title on all three surfaces by capturing the 2024 Roland Garros title, where he defeated both Sinner and Zverev in five-set battles. Alcaraz also had impressive runs at Wimbledon, defeating Djokovic in the finals in both 2023 and 2024. He became the second man in the Open Era to win his first four Grand Slam finals, with Roger Federer achieving this feat seven times. Despite his success, Alcaraz lost to Djokovic in the 2024 Paris Olympics final. The young Spaniard also holds the record for being the youngest ATP 500 champion at the 2022 Rio de Janeiro tournament and the third youngest ATP Masters 1000 champion at the 2022 Miami tournament. He made history by defeating both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the 2022 Madrid tournament, becoming the youngest player to do so and the first to achieve this feat at the same clay-court event.
In the current scenario, Humbert aims to achieve his biggest win by defeating a top-3 player, similar to his victory over Medvedev at the 2022 ATP Cup. His goal is to advance to his fourth ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal, having previously reached the quarterfinals at the 2020 Paris, 2023 Shanghai, and 2024 Monte-Carlo tournaments. He would be the first Frenchman to defeat a top-5 player at this tournament since his coach, Chardy, beat Medvedev, who was ranked No. 4 at the time, in the 2019 second round. On the other hand, Alcaraz aims to reach his 15th ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal. He has an impressive record of 16-2 against French players at the tour-level, with his only losses coming against Gaston in the 2021 third round of this tournament and Monfils in the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati second round in August of this year.
The information provided also includes a list of players born in 1990 or later who have reached the most ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals. Alexander Zverev, born in 1997, tops the list with 30 quarterfinal appearances. Hubert Hurkacz, also born in 1997, and Jannik Sinner, born in 2001, have both reached 15 quarterfinals. Other notable players on the list include Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, and Grigor Dimitrov. Carlos Alcaraz, who was born in 2003, has reached 14 ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals, and as mentioned earlier, he will aim to make it 15 in his upcoming match.
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My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Humbert will win.
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