Borna Gojo failed to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Stockholm. His winning streak was ended by France's Ugo Humbert, currently ranked 39th in the world, who won the second-round match played on Wednesday, 11 November, 6:2, 6:4 after one hour and eight minutes of play.
Gojo arrived in Stockholm ranked 134th in the ATP rankings and reached the main draw via the qualifying rounds. In the first round, he defeated Czechia's Tomáš Macháča 6:3, 6:4, marking his third consecutive win, two of which came in the qualifiers. However, he was unable to extend that run against Humbert.
Humbert broke Gojo's serve twice to take a 4:0 lead in the first set. Gojo managed to win only two games in that portion of the match. In the second set, Gojo reached the first break point and led 3:1, but Humbert broke Gojo's serve twice more before the end of the match to turn the result in his favour.
The statistics favoured the Frenchman. Gojo hit 54 per cent first serves, with five aces and four double faults. When he hit his first serve, he won 80 per cent of points, but his success rate dropped to 38 per cent on second serve. Humbert converted four of five break points, while Gojo capitalised on his only opportunity to break his opponent's serve.
Humbert will face third seed Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in the quarter-finals. Gojo, the 28-year-old from Split, is expected to move up approximately 10 places in the ATP rankings following this tournament. He is set to conclude his season next week with a appearance at the Challenger tournament in Helsinki.
