Arthur Fils ousts Zizou Bergs 7-6(7) 6-4 in the 2nd round in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Fils will play against Alexandre Muller in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. This run will match his best achievement in this tournament. Here you can see his history at this event.
Fils added to his prize money $ 8,620 after winning this match. He has already won $ 20,555 after this win. If he wins the next match, Arthur will add $ 14,925 to his earnings to get in total $ 35,480 in total.
Highlights Arthur Fils vs. Zizou Bergs Hong Kong Tennis Open – Hong Kong
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:40
At the end of the match, the French player scored 73 points vs. Bergs’s 65.
Fils
Fils served very well to win 82% of the points (32/39) behind his first serve, and he won 54% points (15/28) on his second serve. The French player was pretty effective at converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).
Bergs
On the other side, the Belgian was remarkable in converting all his break points (2/2). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Fils and Bergs is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Arthur Fils vs. Alexandre Muller – stats
Fils will compete against Muller in the quarter.
This will be the 2nd time that Arthur Fils and Alexandre Muller square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Muller (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Muller won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Rome back in 2024.
Live score progression and stats
The French player won the set after he broke Bergs in the 6th (4-2) game. Bergs tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Yet, the French player managed to stay calm and finish the job to win the set 7-6.
Fils 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, Zizou was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They played 88 points. It’s worth to point out that, The French player won this set even if he scored less points 4 than Bergs (42-46). Arthur surrendered 12 points on serve (24-12). On the losing side, the Belgian conceded 18 points on serve (34-18).
Fils won the set after he broke Zizou in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Bergs tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Nevertheless, Fils didn’t lose the lead to conquer the set 6-4.
Fils converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). On the other side, Zizou was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th game (3-4 15-40).
They contested 50 points. Arthur won 10 points more than the Belgian (30-20). The French player surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). on the other side of the net, Bergs conceded 13 points on serve (14-13).
Tennis Scores in Hong Kong
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-6 6-3 7-5)
- Arthur FilsFils – Zizou BergsBergs (7-67 6-4)
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-2 4-6 6-1)
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (5-7 7-66 7-610)
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