News | Sports

30 Dec 2025 13:29

| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |

NZCity News

Home > News > Sports

The ATP Tour has a new champion

The ATP Tour has a new champion

18 January 2020

Ugo Humbert has prevailed in a thrilling final over fellow Frenchman Benoit Paire at the ASB Classic in Auckland.

The 21-year-old won the first set before dropping the second.

Humbert lost a match point with the third set at 5-4, with it eventually reaching a tie-break where he finally prevailed to claim his first title on the tour.

Earlier Ben McLachlan and Luke Bambridge beat kiwi Marcus Daniell and Philipp Oswald in the doubles final.

TENNIS WITH CROWN FORKLIFTS. ASK ABOUT GETTING ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS WITH THEIR DEMO CHALLENGE.

>> More Sports News

Subscribe to NZCity's Sports articles

© 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

Other Sports News

30 Dec: Added speculation over the Ashes cricket futures of Australia's batters

30 Dec: Defending champ Luke Littler has beaten both 20-18 winner Rob Cross and the crowd, to advance to the quarter-finals of the world darts championships

30 Dec: The Victory have trounced the Phoenix 5-1 at home in men's A-League football, Wellington's fifth loss in seven matches

30 Dec: Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald looks poised to pick off spinner Todd Murphy for the fifth and final Ashes test starting January 4 in Sydney

30 Dec: Tor the world darts championships round-of-16 at London's Alexandra Palace on Sky Sport..

30 Dec: The glory of crossing the line first in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race might have been celebrated in the bars beyond Constitution Dock, but the contest for the Tattersall Cup to crown the overall handicap winner remains on the water

30 Dec: Auckland have beaten the wet weather and Wellington in men's Super Smash T20 cricket after a five-wicket win at the Basin Reserve

Top Stories

RUGBY
Nick Kyrgios has blitzed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 across what has been coined their battle-of-the-sexes tennis match in Dubai More...

BUSINESS
The EU's new deforestation regulation could be favourable to New Zealand - when it eventually kicks in More...

Today's News

Cricket:
Added speculation over the Ashes cricket futures of Australia's batters 13:27

Rugby League:
Defending champ Luke Littler has beaten both 20-18 winner Rob Cross and the crowd, to advance to the quarter-finals of the world darts championships 13:27

Entertainment:
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner died "minutes" after sustaining "multiple" knife wound injuries, their death certificates have revealed 13:08

National:
Babblers, cops and quacks: the sometimes dark – but often amusing – origins of nicknames for jobs 13:07

Environment:
Officials are closely monitoring strong winds across the West Coast, upper South Island, and lower North Island, which have left thousands of people without power 12:47

Entertainment:
Laura Dern has found it difficult to process the death of her mother Diane Ladd 12:38

Cricket:
The Victory have trounced the Phoenix 5-1 at home in men's A-League football, Wellington's fifth loss in seven matches 12:27

Politics:
Donald Trump calls for Hamas to disarm after meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu 12:17

Entertainment:
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry "sat on the floor" when their beloved dog was having surgery 12:08

Cricket:
Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald looks poised to pick off spinner Todd Murphy for the fifth and final Ashes test starting January 4 in Sydney 11:57

News Search

© 2025 New Zealand City Ltd