Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert received his first tour-level singles match in additional than 20 months on Sunday when he defeated his #NextGenATP countryman Arthur Cazaux 7-6(7), 6-4 within the first spherical of the Moselle Open.
Herbert, who’s competing in Metz for the primary time since 2019, had not received a tour-level singles match since February 2022 in Marseille. He’ll subsequent play second seed Alex de Minaur.
“It was a troublesome match right this moment in opposition to an excellent opponent. He had an incredible yr, so I knew I needed to play an incredible match to have the ability to win,” Herbert stated in his on-court interview. “For me, this win is sort of particular as a result of I’ve not been taking part in this event for nearly [four] years.
“I’ve had some troublesome instances so actually, actually joyful. And having the ability to share that second with this field is simply wonderful.”
World No. 372 Herbert, who has climbed as excessive as No. 36 within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, saved the 2 break factors he confronted and received 79 per cent of his first-serve factors to advance after one hour and 53 minutes.
