Humbert and qualifier Gojo set up last-16 clash in Stockholm
Seventh seed Ugo Humbert beat Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-4, 6-3 on Monday after trailing in both sets, while qualifier Borna Gojo served 14 aces to beat Tomas Machac 6-3, 6-4 without dropping serve. The Frenchman was the runner-up in Stockholm last year.
Ugo Humbert, 2025 | © Tennis Majors
Seventh seed Ugo Humbert of France and Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo will meet in the last 16 of the Stockholm Open after first-round wins on Monday. Humbert beat Paraguay’s Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-4, 6-3 in 1 hour 25 minutes, while Gojo beat Czech Tomas Machac 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour 20 minutes.
How Humbert beat Vallejo
Humbert had to come from behind in both sets. Vallejo broke him in the second game of the match to lead 2-0, and broke him again to lead 3-1 in the second set.
The Frenchman broke back each time. He took the first set by breaking for 5-4, then won the last five games of the match, sealing it on his second match point. There were nine breaks of serve in all, six of them for Humbert.
Humbert hit 26 winners, but also 34 unforced errors.
Gojo unbroken against Machac
Gojo, ranked No. 134, was never broken. He served 14 aces and saved all six break points he faced, all of them in the first set.
The Croatian broke Machac once in each set, and that was enough.
Humbert and Gojo in Stockholm
Humbert, ranked No. 39, was the runner-up in Stockholm last year. The winner of his match with Gojo will reach the quarter-finals of the Bybit Stockholm Open, where third seed Lorenzo Musetti awaits the winner of the match between wildcard Leo Borg and qualifier Toby Samuel.
Bybit Stockholm Open 2026 first-round results
Cameron Norrie d. James Duckworth 7-5, 6-0
Arthur Rinderknech vs Miomir Kecmanovic
Holger Rune vs Zizou Bergs (8)
Leo Borg (WC) vs Toby Samuel (Q)
Borna Gojo (Q) d. Tomas Machac 6-3, 6-4
Ugo Humbert (7) d. Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-4, 6-3
Alex Michelsen (6) d. Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 6-3
Juan Manuel Cerundolo d. Elias Ymer (WC) 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Lorenzo Sonego (Q) vs Quentin Halys
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (5) vs Max Dahlin (WC)
Thiago Agustin Tirante d. Jaume Munar 7-6 (3), 6-3
Adrian Mannarino (LL) vs Alexander Shevchenko (Q)
In bold: today’s results.
