'Nobody wants to train with me anymore:' Ugo Humbert shares big concern ahead of French Open second-round clash

French tennis player Ugo Humbert has complained that none of his opponents are ready to train with him during the French Open. The 26-year-old cemented his spot in the round of 64 at the Roland Garros after beating Australia’s Christopher O'Connell in straight sets with a score of 7-5, 6-3, 7-6.

That win sets up his clash against Britain’s Jacob Fearnley who cemented his spot in the second round of the competition after beating Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 6-3, 6-2. Talking ahead of the clash, which will take place on Thursday, Humbert complained that none of his opponents are willing to train with him. The reason is that the 26-year-old broke his finger earlier in the campaign, but he has decided to keep playing instead of withdrawing.

“Nobody wants to train with me anymore! As a left-hander, it's already complicated, but with one finger missing, it's worse,” said Humbert while talking to Quentin Moynet. “In Madrid, I hit all week with sparring [partners]. Last week in Munich, I signed to train with Cerundolo. But an hour before training, without telling me, he signed with another guy. It's driving me crazy! As a result, I played for half an hour with my physio. It's really a world of sharks. When I start playing, at the beginning, the pain is a 6, 7 out of 10, so it hurts and it bothers me. After 10, 15 minutes the pain goes down.

He continued by saying: "After 45 minutes I feel practically no pain at all. But I really need to get back into really get leaning into my backhand, because I have a good backhand. I played for one month with a backhand where I was just trying to push the ball. I have to really get used to that, and, you know, there is obviously a bit of apprehension in my mind. Yeah, things are coming back gradually, and I'm very happy.”