Video - When Ugo Humbert Meets Ousmane Dembélé at Roland-Garros
Mission accomplished for Ugo Humbert. The Frenchman qualified for the second round of Roland-Garros by winning in three sets against Christopher O'Connell (7-5, 6-3, 7-6).
After missing a match point on his service game in the third set, the player from Metz regained his composure to wrap up the match in three sets in the tiebreak. On Court 14, the world's 21st-ranked player enjoyed a lively atmosphere to overcome the Australian and could count on significant support from Ousmane Dembélé.
The Paris Saint-Germain and French national team forward was in the stands to cheer him on, having stated during the tournament draw last week that Humbert was among his favorite players.
After the match, Humbert and Dembélé spent some time together and chatted as the former FC Barcelona player is set to play in the Champions League final this Saturday against Inter Milan (see video below).
Dembélé, the top scorer in Ligue 1 this season, took the opportunity to give one of his PSG jerseys to Ugo Humbert, who will face Jacob Fearnley, unbeaten in his career against French players, for a place in the third round.
