Carlos Alcaraz vs Ugo Humbert prediction, betting tips & odds, head-to-head, preview: Paris Masters 2024

Carlos Alcaraz has a perfect h2h record against Humbert.

Carlos Alcaraz, World No. #2, faces home favourite Ugo Humbert in the Paris Masters 2024 round of 16 on Thursday. The Spanish star advanced after defeating Chile’s Nicolas Jarry 7-5, 6-1 in his opening match. Despite not playing at his peak, Alcaraz showed his class against Jarry, particularly in a dominant second set.

The 21-year-old Spaniard is eyeing his fifth title of 2024. Ugo Humbert of France booked his spot after thrashing American Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-2 in a dominating performance on Wednesday. He came off a hard-fought victory in the first round against another American Brandon Nakashima. The Frenchman who had the support of the local crowd has played good tennis on the indoor hard courts this season.

He does face his biggest challenge, though, versus Alcaraz who leads their meetings.

Match details

Tournament: ATP Paris Masters 2024

Round: Round of 16

Date: 31st October

Venue: Accor Arena, Paris

Surface: Indoor Hard Court

Preview

World No. #2 Carlos Alcaraz has had a stellar 2024 so far with a 50-10 record. The highlights of Alcaraz’s season include defending his title at Wimbledon and winning the French Open. He also won an Olympic silver medal in Paris for Spain. However, Alcaraz has also suffered a few unexpected setbacks, like a second-round exit from the US Open and injuries that forced him to withdraw from Monte Carlo and Barcelona.

On the other hand, World No. #18 Ugo Humbert was much steadier throughout, and after an early period in which he struggled badly, he has made a decent comeback from a January knee injury to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon, where Alcaraz defeated him.

Notably, in Monte Carlo, Humbert got to the quarterfinal stage before being knocked out by Casper Ruud. The Australian Open saw him reach the third round and so did Indian Wells.

Form

• Alcaraz: W-W-W-L-W
• Humbert: W-W-L-W-L

Head-to-head record

• Matches: 02
• Carlos Alcaraz: 2
• Ugo Humbert: 0

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Stats

Carlos Alcaraz

• Alcaraz has won 83.9% of his matches in 2024
• Alcaraz is 22-5 on hard court this year
• Alcaraz is 3-0 on Indoor hard court in 2024

Ugo Humbert

• Humbert has won 61.4% of his matches in 2024
• Humbert is 18-9 on hard court this year
• Humbert is 7-2 on Indoor hard court in 2024

Carlos Alcaraz vs Ugo Humbert betting tips and odds

• Moneyline: Alcaraz: -485, Ugo Humbert: +410
• Spread: Alcaraz -4 Games (-105), Ugo Humbert +4 Games (+108)
• Total: Sets: Over 22 Games (-103), Under 22 Games (-110)

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Match prediction

Carlos Alcaraz is looking like an outright favourite going into this encounter against Ugo Humbert over some incredible stats. The current World No. #2 boasts an amazing 22-5 hard court win-loss record for the year with an 81.5% winning ratio, as opposed to 18-9, 66.7% of Humbert.

More importantly, the head-to-heads record, which stands at 2-0, clearly favour Alcaraz, with the Spaniard thrashing Humbert with a convincing 6-3, 6-3 in the Davis Cup earlier this September, while at Wimbledon, Alcaraz has won in four sets-6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.

Court time in Paris Masters also speaks a vital story – Alcaraz has played just 1 hour 30 minutes on court across 19 games, while Humbert has played 3 hours 03 minutes across 46 games. The players are both in good form coming into this match. Alcaraz had defeated Jarry 7-5, 6-1 and Humbert had defeated Giron 6-3, 6-2.

However, with a robust record going into 2024 – 52-10 at 83.9 percent to Humbert’s 36-23 at 61 percent, with winning 3-0 on indoor hard courts this year over Humbert’s 7-2 – one would think Alcaraz has in him to turn over Humbert.

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of Carlos Alcaraz vs Ugo Humbert Round of 16 match at Paris Masters 2024?

The Carlos Alcaraz vs Ugo Humbert Round of 16 match at Paris Masters 2024 will be broadcast live on Sony Sports Network in India, with streaming available on the Sony Liv app. In the USA, fans can watch on Tennis Channel or stream via Tennis TV, Hulu+ Live TV, and Sling TV. In the UK, Sky Sports will broadcast the matches, with streaming on Sky Go and NOW TV.

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