UTS London: Humbert dominates Goffin, Mannarino beaten by De Minaur

The first day of UTS London saw two French players battle on the court, with mixed fortunes for Ugo Humbert and Adrian Mannarino.

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Adrien Guyot

le 06/12/2025 à 09h22

2 min to read

Cerundolo De Minaur Goffin Humbert Machac Mannarino Rublev Ruud

The final stage of the 2025 UTS circuit takes place in London for the season's Finals. For the occasion, eight players are competing for the title, including two Frenchmen, Ugo Humbert (who replaced the injured Jack Draper) and Adrian Mannarino. The two men are not in the same group and did not start the competition in the same way.

In Group A, Alex De Minaur, the defending champion of this UTS London, dominated Adrian Mannarino (13-12, 16-8, 11-12, 14-12), while Andrey Rublev defeated Tomas Machac (14-13, 17-10, 18-15).

The Australian and the Russian are in the lead ahead of Saturday's matches, which will conclude the group stage. This Saturday, they will face each other, while Mannarino will take on Machac. In the evening, the final group match will see the Frenchman challenge Rublev, and De Minaur will be up against the Czech.

Group stage concludes this Saturday in London

On the other hand, in Group B, things are off to a better start for Ugo Humbert, who is familiar with this UTS format. The Metz native defeated David Goffin (21-12, 18-17, 15-16, 17-15). The Frenchman leads his group, ahead of Francesco Cerundolo, who overcame Casper Ruud in sudden death (12-11, 13-14, 11-15, 14-13, 4-2).

Humbert and Cerundolo will face each other in the second group match, as will Goffin and Ruud. Tonight, the Frenchman will play his final group match against the Norwegian, while the Argentine will be up against the Belgian. As a reminder, the top two from each group qualify for the semi-finals, which will take place this Sunday, December 7, along with the final.