Arthur Fils aces Ugo Humbert 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3 in the final in Tokyo on Tuesday in what was an all-French player clash. The epic lasted 3 hours and 4 minutes. He won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in his career.
Fils added $ 157,060 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 340,010 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Arthur Fils vs. Ugo Humbert Japan Open Tennis Championships – Tokyo
Fils’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3h:04
At the end of the match, Arthur scored 119 points vs. Ugo’s 108.
Fils
Arthur served pretty well to win 80% of the points (44/55) behind his first serve, and he won 58% points (25/43) on his second serve. Arthur struck 10 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Fils won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points after he converted only 22% (2/9) of the procured opportunities.
Humbert
On the other side, Humbert was not so effective in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Fils and Humbert is 1-4 for Ugo.
This was the 3rd career title for Fils. He won the previous title in Hamburg. (see list of titles and finals). Humbert remains with 6th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
