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Zizou Bergs fights back to beat Ugo Humbert in rain-delayed Eastbourne final, wins first ATP title
Belgian Zizou Bergs defeated France's Ugo Humbert 3-6 6-1 6-4 in a final spread over two days by rain, securing his first ATP Tour crown and setting up a Wimbledon first-round rematch.
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World number 48 Zizou Bergs beat Ugo Humbert 3-6 6-1 6-4 after the final was postponed from Saturday due to rain.
Play was halted Saturday after three games with Humbert leading 2-1. The match resumed Sunday in windy conditions.
Madison Keys secured her third Eastbourne title with a 7-5 6-4 win over Tatjana Maria, joining Evert and Navratilova as a three-time champion.
Bergs and Humbert have been drawn to meet in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, 30 June.
- 27 JunMadison Keys beats Tatjana Maria 7-5 6-4 for third women's title. Men's final begins, halted by rain with Humbert leading 2-1.
- 28 JunMen's final resumes. Humbert secures first set 6-3, Bergs responds 6-1 in second.
- 28 JunBergs wins deciding set 6-4 to claim maiden ATP Tour title.
- 30 JunBergs and Humbert face off again in Wimbledon first round.
Men's final: Bergs rallies from a set down
After a Saturday rain interruption, the Eastbourne Open men's final resumed Sunday at 11:30 BST with Humbert holding a 2-1 lead. The Frenchman quickly wrapped up the first set 6-3, but world number 48 Bergs responded emphatically. He stormed through the second set 6-1 and then broke in the sixth game of the decider, eventually serving out a 6-4 victory after two hours. Bergs, who had lost his two previous ATP finals in 2025 to Gaël Monfils in Auckland and Gabriel Diallo in's-Hertogenbosch, leapt in celebration as Humbert netted on championship point.
Women's champion: Keys adds third Eastbourne title
On Saturday, before the men's final was suspended, Madison Keys secured her third Eastbourne women's crown, defeating Germany's Tatjana Maria 7-5 6-4. The American joined Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova as the only players to win the tournament on three or more occasions, moving to 11 career WTA titles.
What's next: a swift Wimbledon rematch
The draw for Wimbledon, which begins on Tuesday 30 June, has pitted Bergs and Humbert against each other in the first round. The two will meet on grass again just two days after their Eastbourne final. Humbert, the world number 30, was seeking his eighth career title and has now lost three straight finals (Stockholm, Adelaide, Eastbourne) since his last triumph in Marseille in early 2025. Bergs rises to a career-high world number 37.
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- BBCZizou Bergs beats Ugo Humbert in Eastbourne for maiden ATP Tour title
- FranceinfoUgo Humbert s'incline en finale de l'ATP 250 d'Eastbourne face à Zizou Berg, adversaire qu'il retrouvera dans deux jours à Wimbledon
- De StandaardEen goede generale repetitie voor Wimbledon: Zizou Bergs verovert in Eastbourne allereerste ATP-titel
- Ouest FranceTennis. Ugo Humbert s'incline en trois manches en finale contre le Belge Zizou Bergs à Eastbourne
- Zizou Bergs
- Belgian tennis player, world number 48, won first ATP title at Eastbourne
- Ugo Humbert
- French tennis player, world number 30, lost Eastbourne final
- Madison Keys
- American tennis player, won third Eastbourne women's title
- Tatjana Maria
- German tennis player, lost in Eastbourne women's final to Keys
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