Arthur Fils surprises Francisco Cerundolo 6-3 7-5 in the final in Lyon on Saturday. The match lasted 1 hour and 36 minutes. He won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in his career. This is his first career title and at 18 years of age is the youngest ATP champion in 2023.
Fils added € 35,665 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 85,605 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Arthur Fils vs. Francisco Cerundolo Open Parc – Lyon
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Fils scored 73 points vs. Cerundolo’s 59.
Fils
Fils was pretty focused in converting 67% of the break points that he procured (4/6).
Cerundolo
On the other side, Francisco didn’t lose the concentration in converting 67% of the break points that he conquered points (2/3). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Fils and Cerundolo is 1-0 for Arthur.
This was the maiden title for Arthur. This was his 1 final as he was the runner up in Buenos Aires 2021. Cerundolo 1st remains with 1 title after he conquered the tournament in Bastad 2022. (see list of titles and finals)
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The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Arthur grabbed in the 6th game (4-2) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Fils converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 0-40) and the 10th game (6-2 40-A). On the other side, Fils didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 64 points. Arthur was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Francisco (35-29). Fils surrendered 11 points on serve (23-11). Regarding the other side of the net, the Argentine conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).
Arthur won the set after he broke the Argentine 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The Argentine tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (3-3) game. Yet, Arthur stayed solid to win the set 7-5.
The French player converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Argentine converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 68 points. Arthur was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Cerundolo (38-30). Arthur dropped 14 points on serve (22-14). on the other side of the court, the Argentine conceded 16 points on serve (16-16).