Grigor Dimitrov and Ugo Humbert are aiming to be the first player through to the Citi Open semi-final when they…
Grigor Dimitrov and Ugo Humbert are aiming to be the first player through to the Citi Open semi-final when they lock horns on Friday.
With their last-16 encounters just about surviving the poor weather conditions on Thursday that culminated in several matches being postponed, the winner of this clash will undoubtedly be the fresher of the semi-finalists heading into the weekend.
Dimitrov is aiming to complete a hat-trick of victories over Humbert, with both of their previous showdowns also coming on hard courts at ATP Masters 1000 events in Paris and Cincinnati.
The Frenchman will look to stop the rot as he targets a third semi-final appearance in as many events, having bounced back from his first-round exit at Wimbledon by reaching the last four in Newport and Atlanta.
A Challenger Tour winner in Cagliari and Bordeaux in 2023, Humbert has endured two contrasting victories this week. After battling past Thanasi Kokkinakis in his opener 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-4, he swept aside Yosuke Watanuki in the second round 6-0, 6-2.
Meanwhile, Dimitrov did not drop a set in his opening two matches, which saw him prevail against Mackenzie McDonald 7-6(6), 6-2 and Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-3.
A runner-up in Geneva and semi-finalist in Rotterdam this season, the Bulgarian has positive momentum after his run to the fourth round at Wimbledon.
There, he reeled off nine sets without reply – notching up a wonderful victory over world number 10 Frances Tiafoe along the way – before eventually succumbing in a hard-fought battle with sixth seed Holger Rune.
Play gets underway at around 10pm BST on Friday and will be contested over the best of three sets on Grandstand.
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