Paris Masters 2024 SF: Ugo Humbert vs Karen Khachanov preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (15) Ugo Humbert vs Karen Khachanov
Date: November 2, 2024
Tournament: Paris Masters 2024
Round: Semifinal
Venue: AccorHotels Arena, Bercy, Paris
Category: ATP Masters 1000
Surface: Hard-court (Indoor)
Prize Money: $ 6,426,106
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN
Ugo Humbert vs Karen Khachanov preview
One of the semifinals at the 2024 Paris Masters will feature a showdown between 15th-seeded home favorite Ugo Humbert and Karen Khachanov. The Frenchman has had a decent 2024 season so far, with a 38-23 win-loss record. He won two titles, most notably the Dubai Tennis Championships, while reaching a career-high ranking of April.
At Bercy, Humbert has had a great showing so far. He won 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 against Brandon Nakashima in the first round before registering a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Marcos Giron in the next round. The Frenchman carried the home hopes as he caused arguably the upset of the tournament by winning 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 against second seed Carlos Alcaraz in the third round.
He continued his good form and won 6-2, 7-6 (4) against Jordan Thompson in the quarterfinals to advance to his maiden Masters 1000 semifinal.
Karen Khachanov is having a great streak of performances on Tour at the moment. The Russian player made consecutive finals in the last two weeks at the Almaty Open and the Vienna Open, winning the title in the former. His overall record for the season reads 37-21, and he also won a title at the Qatar Open, earlier this year.
The 2018 Paris Masters champion began his campaign this year, with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) over Christopher O'Connell in the first round. He won a tight match against home favorite Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, winning 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-4. He then won 7-6 (5), 6-4 against Alexei Popyrin and then had a dominant 6-2, 6-3 win over eighth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinal.
Ugo Humbert vs Karen Khachanov head-to-head
The head-to-head is 1-0 in favor of Khachanov. The Russian won against the Frenchman the only time they met previously, which was at the 2021 Olympics, winning 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3 in the quarterfinal.
Ugo Humbert vs Karen Khachanov odds
(Odds have been sourced from BetMGM)
Ugo Humbert vs Karen Khachanov prediction
Humbert has 3 indoor hardcourt titles, the last of which came at the Open 13 this year. His previous two titles were the 2021 European Open, (won against Alex de Minaur in the final), and the 2023 Moselle Open, (won against Alexander Shevchenko in the final.
Khachanov has reached five finals on indoor hardcourts, winning four titles. His only loss in the finals came last week in Vienna, where he lost to Jack Draper. 2018 was the Russian's most prolific year as he won three indoor titles, winning the Open 13, the Kremlin Cup, and the Paris Masters.
Humbert will have the crowd behind him, and he is the higher-ranked player. However, given Khachanov's streak, the Russian is a slight favorite to win the match.
Pick- Khachanov to win in three sets