Arthur Fils reaches the final in Antwerp after upsetting Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets 7-6 (5) 7-6 (4) playing great tennis with some incredible shots. The crowd was on fire after seeing this incredible rally won by the Frenchman with an astonishing tweener. Enjoy the video.
“That was @rogerfederer like as well!” 🤯
Arthur Fils stop that! @EuroTennisOpen | #EuropeanOpen pic.twitter.com/1p7UmOEqwq
— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 21, 2023
Fils in Antwerp, ranking, and results in 2023
Now ranked no.38 (career-high), Arthur achieved a composed 39-20 record in 2023. Arthur is currently playing in Antwerp where he beat the world no.229 Mark Lajal 7-64 7-62, the world no.69 Juan Pablo Varillas 6-0 6-3 and the world no.7 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-65 7-64.
Arthur Fils will face the world no.36 Alexander Bublik in the final. They have never competed against each other up to now in top tournaments.
Arthur clinched 2 titles in 2023 in the Oeiras 2 Challenger and Lyon. The French player reached the final in the Quimper Challenger.
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) after Vienna. The main draw will start on the 23rd of October.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Now the world no.7, Stefanos played his last match on the 21st of October when he capitulated to world no.38 Arthur Fils 7-6(5) 7-6(4) in the semifinal in Antwerp (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Greek achieved a compiled 45-20 record. The Greek clinched 1 title in Los Cabos. The Greek got to the final at the Australian Open and Barcelona.
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) after Vienna. The main draw will start on the 23rd of October.
Arthur Fils and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other only on 1 occasion. Their actual record is 1-0 for Fils. When they played, Arthur Fils won 7-6(5) 7-6(4) in the semifinal in Antwerp (European Open) on the 21st of October 2023.
