MARSEILLE, France — Ugo Humbert loved an ideal service sport when he hit 4 straight aces on his option to profitable the Open 13 Provence remaining Sunday.
The second-seeded Frenchman achieved the feat within the fourth sport of the primary set and went on to beat Hamad Medjedovic of Serbia 7-6 (4), 6-4 to efficiently defend his title on the indoor hard-court occasion.
The 26-year-old Humbert was rock-solid on serve all through, hitting 13 aces total with no double-faults and profitable 82% of his first-serve factors.
Humbert clinched his seventh profession title from 9 finals. He was runner-up to Alexander Zverev on the Paris Masters in November.