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"I'm so happy. It's a big win against Tsitsipas,
a Top 10 player," Humbert said after the 2-hour, 9-minute match
that finished after midnight local time. "... I feel a lot of
confidence on the court and I'm very proud that I won this
match.
"I'm just enjoying playing tennis. It's a big passion for me.
It's all the work during all the year. Since Davis Cup I've
played really great tennis and I'm very happy to play like
this."
Humbert saved six of eight break points and finished with 34
winners and nine unforced errors. Tsitsipas overcame a 3-0
deficit in the final set, but Humbert broke his serve in the
last game to win the match.
Humbert advanced to face J.J. Wolf, a 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) winner
against Matteo Arnaldi of Italy.
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain held off Britain's Daniel
Evans 7-6 (1), 6-4 to reach the fourth round, improving to 41-1
this year against players ranked outside of the Top 20.
Evans, the No. 30 seed, saved 12 of 15 break points but only
recorded about half as many winners (17) as Alcaraz (32).
"It was a really tough match. It was one of the toughest matches
I have played outside of the Grand Slams," Alcaraz said after
the 2-hour, 25-minute battle. "Every time I play Daniel it is a
tricky match and I have to play my best to beat him. ... Both of
us played a high quality of tennis and I am really happy to get
through."
Up next for Alcaraz is No. 18 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria,
who eliminated No. 13 Karen Khachanov of Russia 7-6 (6), 6-4.
No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia breezed to a 6-3, 6-0 win
over No. 31 Adrian Mannarino of France. Wild-card entry Diego
Schwartzman of Argentina knocked out No. 7 Taylor Fritz 6-4,
3-6, 7-6 (5). No. 12 Tommy Paul outlasted Frenchman Arthur Fils
6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-4 and No. 22 Nicolas Jarry of Chile defeated
Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (4), 6-2.
--Field Level Media
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