”Sometimes I thought about stopping" - Humbert on tennis beginnings

One of the most talented NextGen players, Ugo Humbert spoke to ATP Tour about his beginnings with tennis as well as his career.

Humbert recorded a total of 3 Challenger titles in both 2018 and 2019. In 2020, he managed to win his first ATP title at the 2020 ASB Classic in Auckland. The Frenchman is no. 6 player under 22 years and so he has a lot of promise for the future. In an interview with ATP Uncovered presented by Peugeot, he said:

”If I’m here today, I don’t think it’s unbelievable because I wanted it to happen and I worked really hard for it," Humbert said. "I always dreamed of doing this, so when I take decisions, I don’t forget why I’m doing them. It’s because I want to be a tennis player. For me, it’s important. It’s not a sacrifice.”

”I was living in Metz, so it wasn’t close and I had to take the train for four hours,” he continued. “I was lucky that my parents gave me the choice to leave. I took the decision to leave because it was really what I wanted to do.”

”Sometimes I thought about stopping, but when I told my parents, they said it was my decision,” Humbert said. “I liked what I did, so I kept fighting and thinking I would play again soon. I already had a strong character then. That’s why the coaches believed in me and kept me even if I hadn’t played in a year."

”Tennis is a game for me. It’s fun. That’s why I love it, but it’s also a personal challenge for me. It’s more like a fulfillment,” Humbert explained. “I want to prove that I can do great things in this sport. It’s also because of this that I love tennis, practising and fighting every day against my opponents."

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