Ugo “The Commander” Humbert defeated Andrey “Rublo” Rublev (3) in a hard-hitting affair on day two of UTS New York, overcoming the two-time UTS champion 17-16, 17-13, 13-18, 16-13 at Forrest Hills Stadium in New York on Friday.
The Commander bossed Rublo in the opening quarter, with both men punishing the tennis balls but Humbert coming out on top in a deciding point.
What followed was three more tight quarters, with strategic card play and powerful hitting dominating proceedings.
Humbert came in as a late replacement for Nick “King” Kyrgios, who withdrew this morning due to a wrist injury. He stepped in to play Rublo, who lost to Gael “La Monf” Monfils 3-0 in the biggest upset of the day in New York on Thursday.
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