Arthur Fils survives Ben Shelton 7-5 6-7(5) 7-6(2) in the quarter in Tokyo on Sunday after conquering a huge battle. Fils will clash against Holger Rune in the semifinal. The epic lasted exactly 3 hours.

Tokyo
Fils's Record

Arthur added to his prize money $ 47,690 after winning this match. He has already won $ 97,510 until now in the tournament. If he wins the next match, the French player will add $ 85,440 to his earnings to get in total $ 182,950.

Highlights Arthur Fils vs. Ben Shelton Japan Open Tennis Championships – Tokyo

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Fils
Shelton
7-5 6-75 7-62
3h:00
137
137
Total points
116
116
60
60
Winners
69
69
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
59%
59%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
14
14
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
65%
65%
1st in
70%
70%
86%
86%
1st won
68%
68%
60/70
60/70
1st won
69/101
69/101
50%
50%
2nd won
41%
41%
19/38
19/38
2nd won
18/44
18/44
-- Break Points --
4/19
4/19
Total
3/3
3/3
21%
21%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, the French player scored 137 points vs. Ben’s 116.

Fils

Fils served very well to win 86% of the points (60/70) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (19/38) on his second serve. The French player won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points after he converted only 21% (4/19) of the procured opportunities.

Shelton

On the other side, the American was stunning in converting all his break points (3/3). However, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this contest, the head to head between Fils and Shelton is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Arthur Fils vs. Holger Rune – stats

Fils will play Rune in the semifinal.

This will be the 3rd time that Arthur Fils and Holger Rune fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Fils and Rune (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Fils won 6-4 4-1 ret. in the quarter in Hamburg back in July 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Fils 7-5
FilsShelton
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
FilsShelton
7
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
FilsShelton
6
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
FilsShelton
5
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
FilsShelton
4
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
FilsShelton
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
FilsShelton
3
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
FilsShelton
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
FilsShelton
2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
FilsShelton
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
FilsShelton
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
FilsShelton
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
FilsShelton
0
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the French player conquered in the 11th game (6-5) before ultimately conquering the set (7-5).

The French player lost a big opportunity to break Ben in the 9th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Shelton was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 4-5 to 7-5.

The French player converted 7% of his break points (1/14). He had 14 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (4-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 11th (5-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 13th game (7-4 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Fils didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 100 points. Fils won 12 points more than the American (56-44). Fils dropped 5 points on serve (24-5). On the other side, Shelton conceded 32 points on serve (39-32).

2nd Set -
Shelton 7-6
SheltonFils
7
6
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SheltonFils
7
6
1
0
2
0
3
0
3
1
3
2
4
2
4
3
5
3
5
4
6
4
6
5
SheltonFils
6
6
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SheltonFils
5
6
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
SheltonFils
5
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
SheltonFils
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
SheltonFils
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
SheltonFils
4
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SheltonFils
3
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
SheltonFils
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
SheltonFils
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
SheltonFils
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SheltonFils
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30

Ben clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 11th (5-6) game, Ben broke back in the 12th (6-6) game to conquer the set 7-6.

Shelton was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Arthur was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 80 points. It’s worth to point out that, Shelton won this set even if he scored less points 2 than Fils (39-41). Shelton dropped 10 points on serve (20-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Arthur conceded 19 points on serve (31-19).

3rd Set -
Fils 7-6
FilsShelton
7
6
F
1
0
S
1
1
S
2
1
F
3
1
F
4
1
S
4
2
S
5
2
F
6
2
F
7
2
FilsShelton
6
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
FilsShelton
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
FilsShelton
5
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
FilsShelton
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
FilsShelton
4
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
FilsShelton
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
FilsShelton
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
FilsShelton
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
FilsShelton
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
FilsShelton
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
FilsShelton
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A

Fils won the set after he broke Shelton in the 6th (4-2) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, the French player kept the focus to eventually clinch the set at the following breaker at 2.

Tiebreak

The French player won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 7th (5-2) and 9th (7-2) point.

Fils won the tiebreak 7-2 after he conquered a decisive 4-2 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2

Arthur converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Ben was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (2-4 40-A).

They played 73 points. Fils conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Shelton (40-33). Arthur lost 8 points on serve (27-8). On the other side, Ben conceded 13 points on serve (25-13).

1st
Fils
Shelton
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Fils
Shelton
6-7
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
3rd
Fils
Shelton
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0

Tennis Scores in Tokyo

  • Ugo HumbertHumbert – Jack DraperDraper (7-5 2-1 ret.)
  • Arthur FilsFils – Ben SheltonShelton (7-5 6-75 7-62)
  • Holger RuneRune – Kei NishikoriNishikori (3-6 6-2 7-5)
  • Tomas MachacMachac – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (7-62 6-3)

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