Arthur Fils survives Alexander Zverev 6-3 3-6 7-6(1) in the final in Hamburg on Sunday after conquering a huge battle. The epic lasted 3 hours and 33 minutes. This is the first time that Arthur conquered this tournament. His most significant achievement in this event so far was reaching the semifinal. Here you can see when his history at this event.
The French player added € 163,405 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 353,750 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Arthur Fils vs. Alexander Zverev Hamburg Open – Hamburg
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3h:33
At the end of the match, Fils scored 132 points vs. the German’s 126.
Fils
Fils won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points after he converted only 25% (1/4) of the procured opportunities.
Zverev
On the other side, the German was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 5% – 1/22). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Fils and Zverev is 1-2 for Alexander.
This was the 2nd career title for Fils. (see list of titles and finals). Alexander remains with 23rd titles. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Fils had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Alexander Zverev in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break defined the set and it was sufficient for Fils to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
Fils converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40). On the other side, Zverev was unable to convert any of his 9 break points. He had 9 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (2-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 77 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally the French player won barely 1 point more than the German (39-38). Fils lost 19 points on serve (29-19). On the losing side, Zverev conceded 10 points on serve (19-10).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the German grabbed in the 6th game (4-2) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Alexander was unable to break Fils in the 4th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
The German was perfect in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40). In addition on the other side, Fils was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They played 78 points. This set was so close that, Alexander won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Alexander surrendered 13 points on serve (21-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Arthur conceded 18 points on serve (26-18).
Nothing could divide these 2 players that had to fight for the set only at the tiebreak. the French player had no problems to win the tiebreak 7-1.
Tiebreak
Fils won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0), 7th (6-1) and 8th (7-1) point.
The French player won the tiebreak 7-1 after he conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, Zverev was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (4-4 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).
They played 103 points. The French player was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than the German (54-49). Fils dropped 20 points on serve (34-20). In addition, on the other side, the German conceded 20 points on serve (29-20).
