Tennis - ATP 500 - Halle Open - Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany - June 20, 2021 France's Ugo Humbert poses with a trophy as he celebrates after winning the final against Russia's Andrey Rublev REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
(Reuters) - France's Ugo Humbert pulled off a surprise 6-3 7-6(4) win over world number seven Andrey Rublev to claim his maiden ATP 500 title on the Halle grasscourts on Sunday.
Humbert stepped up his Wimbledon preparations by producing a clinical display, winning 85% of his first-serve points and hitting nine aces to extend his perfect record in ATP tour finals to 3-0.
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