Arthur Fils wins against Fritz in the 1st round at the Japan Open Tennis Championships – TOKYO RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

JAPAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS - TOKYO DRAW AND RESULTS. Fils bests Fritz

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Arthur Fils vs. Taylor Harry Fritz

Arthur Fils gets the better of Taylor Fritz 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Tokyo on Thursday. Fils will engage against Matteo Berrettini in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes.

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Tokyo
Fils's Record

Fils added to his prize money $ 12,410 after winning this match. He has already won $ 26,595 after this win. If he wins the next match, Arthur will add $ 23,225 to his earnings to get in total $ 49,820 in total.

Highlights Arthur Fils vs. Taylor Fritz Japan Open Tennis Championships – Tokyo

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Fils
Fritz
Arthur Fils
6-4 3-6 6-3
2h:03
Taylor Fritz
88
88
Total points
79
79
40
40
Winners
41
41
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
15
15
1
1
Double Faults
6
6
67%
67%
1st in
62%
62%
74%
74%
1st won
77%
77%
40/54
40/54
1st won
41/53
41/53
67%
67%
2nd won
45%
45%
18/27
18/27
2nd won
15/33
15/33
-- Break Points --
2/5
2/5
Total
1/4
1/4
40%
40%
Won
25%
25%
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At the end of the match, the French player scored 88 points vs. the American’s 79.

Fils

Fils fired 10 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Fils won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities.

Fritz

On the other side, Fritz was battling in converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Fils and Fritz is 1-0 for Arthur.

Draw and next match H2H: Arthur Fils vs. Matteo Berrettini – stats

Fils will square off with Berrettini in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Arthur Fils and Matteo Berrettini since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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0
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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Arthur clinched in the 7th game (4-3) prior to eventually winning the set (6-4).

Arthur converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Fritz was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 70 points. This set was so close that, Fils won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. The French player lost 11 points on serve (24-11). on the other side of the net, Fritz conceded 11 points on serve (24-11).

2nd Set -
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0
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Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the American snatched in the 8th game (5-3) before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

Fils was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-3 to 6-3.

The American was spot on in converting all his break points in the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the French player wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 9th game (3-5 40-A).

They played 55 points. The contest during this set was so even that Taylor won only 1 point more than the French player (28-27). Taylor dropped 9 points on serve (19-9). On the other side, Arthur conceded 9 points on serve (18-9).

3rd Set -
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Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that Fils clinched in the 6th game (4-2) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).

Arthur was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (3-2 0-40). On the other side, the French player didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 42 points. Fils was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than Taylor (26-16). Arthur was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). on the other side of the court, Taylor conceded 10 points on serve (13-10).

1st
Fils
Fritz
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Fils
Fritz
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Fils
Fritz
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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  • Jack DraperDraper – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-4 6-2)
  • Tommy PaulPaul – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-3 6-2)
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