Arthur Fils and Nuno Borges will clash against each other in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:00 pm on STADIUM 7. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Arthur Fils who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Arthur Fils is the pick to win this match.
Arthur Fils -> 1.4
Nuno Borges -> 2.96

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Prediction and head to head Arthur Fils vs. Nuno Borges

This will be the 3rd time that Arthur Fils and Nuno Borges play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Fils won 6-2 6-0 in the 2nd round in Auckland back in January 2024.

Highlights Arthur Fils vs Nuno Borges – Auckland 10-January-2024

Arthur Fils

Arthur Fils

8 - 6win/loss

Hard
7-3
I Hard
0-0
Clay
1-3
Rank
34
High
30
LWWLWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 20-16 8-5 9-9 0-0 3-2 0-0
2023 43-24 5-4 13-8 21-10 4-2 0-0
2022 43-28 0-1 23-15 20-12 0-0 0-0
2021 33-26 3-2 29-17 1-7 0-0 0-0
2020 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 43, Arthur will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Santiago where he lost 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 to Martinez Portero in the quarter on the 1st of March.

The French player has a composed 7-6 win-loss record in 2024, 6-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Arthur’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Auckland.

Talking about his overall career, The French player has an overall 127-86 record. He has a positive 14-10 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Fils has never competed in this tournament before.

Indian Wells
Fils's Record

Nuno Borges

Nuno Borges

7 - 8win/loss

Hard
7-7
I Hard
0-1
Rank
50
High
46
LLLLWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 20-17 12-8 8-6 0-1 0-2 0-0
2023 37-26 20-11 8-7 6-4 3-4 0-0
2022 49-26 7-5 28-13 11-5 3-3 0-0
2021 52-21 6-4 46-17 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 31-7 29-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 60, Nuno will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Acapulco where he lost 3-6 6-2 6-4 to Nishioka in the 1st round on the 26th of February.

Borges has a composed 7-7 win-loss record in 2024, 7-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, The Portuguese has an overall 257-114 record. He has a positive 123-46 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See his history.

Indian Wells
Borges's Record

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

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