He won’t be defending his title at the ATP 250 in Metz. No miracle, as we were told in the press conference after his final loss at the Rolex Paris Masters. to Alexander Zvrev (6-2, 6-2)Ugo Humbert withdraws from the Metz tournament, the last of the season. “There’s Metz next week, and there’s no lack of desire.he explained. (…) I’ll have to see how I feel physically. So if I’m not feeling it, I’ll probably retire. I’ll check with my team to take stock, but as I said, I’ve got to stop believing sometimes that I’m superhuman, I’m not a robot. When there are weeks like that…”.

The native of Moselle joins an impressive list of withdrawals from this ATP tournament. Rune, Khachanov, Mpetshi Perricard and, most recently, Arthur Cazaux were all unable to secure their places. One man’s misfortune is another man’s gain. The Tricolores Grégoire Barrère, Theo Papamalamis, Manuel Guinard and Titouan Droguet all made it straight into the final table.