Montpellier Open: Davidovich Fokina vs Humbert Tennis Prediction

TennisSection previews the 2023 Montpellier Open as Alejandro Davidovich Fokina takes on Ugo Humbert in the Round of 32 on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.

Will Alejandro Davidovich Fokina get the win? Will Ugo Humbert pull off the upset? This will be a fascinating one, where we have two hotheaded talents coming to a clash. Who will triumph and move through to the Round of 16 at the 2023 Montpellier Open?

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina had a breakout 2022, reaching the Monte-Carlo final and producing some memorable matches. He absolutely comes into this one as the clear favorite, especially considering Ugo Humbert hasn’t been playing well lately. Davidovich Fokina himself hasn’t been in top form, but I expect him to get a solid win to book himself a place in the last 16 here at the 2023 Montpellier Open.

Ugo Humbert hasn’t been playing his best tennis for quite some time now, so drawing Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the first round isn’t the greatest luck, if he wants to take this one, he’s going to have to hope the Spaniard is off his game, or he’ll need to raise his level to a higher bar. Let’s see if the Frenchman has what it takes to make a match of this at the 2023 Montpellier Open.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Ugo Humbert have met once before, with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina leading the head to head 1-0. Davidovich Fokina took out Humbert on the clay last season, 6-4 6-4. While I do think Humbert has the capacity to pull off an upset like this, I expect Davidovich Fokina to be the sharper of the two and book his spot in the next round of the 2023 Montpellier Open.