Briefing

43 of 47 first-serve points won: Lehecka comes back against Humbert

Lehecka won 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in Tokyo’s second round on October 3, 2026, hitting fifteen aces and holding fifteen of sixteen service games.

Jiri Lehecka preparing to serve in Basel
2025-10-22 · Jiri Lehecka preparing to serve in Basel. · LHC88 · CC BY 4.0 · JPEG/WebP

Jiri Lehecka won 43 of 47 points behind his first serve to come back against Ugo Humbert. He recovered from losing the opening set to win their Tokyo ATP 500 second-round match 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on October 3, 2026.

Humbert won 41 of 58 first-serve points. Their first-serve entry rates were similar—47 of 77 for Lehecka and 58 of 96 for Humbert—but their success once the serve landed differed sharply.

Ugo Humbert at the Basel tournament
2025-10-24 · Ugo Humbert at the Basel tournament.Skyscraper2010 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · JPEG

Lehecka hit fifteen aces and held fifteen of sixteen service games. He faced only two break points and saved one. Humbert held fourteen of his sixteen service games.

Lehecka created nine break points on return. Humbert saved seven, but the two breaks helped Lehecka complete his three-set victory. The record also lists their 2025 Dubai first-round meeting, which Humbert won 6-3, 6-0.

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