In a match lasting one hour and 18 minutes, the Swiss wild card exhibited baseline dominance, securing an impressive upset with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over the 10th-seeded American.
The match was a one-sided affair largely and Djokovic won it 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(5), as per ATP. With this, Djokovic also avoided the chance of the match being carried over to Saturday.
Ugo Humbert, who is on a seven-match winning streak after winning the Antwerp title last month, missed four match points but battled to a 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/3) victory
