Arthur Fils and Marcos Giron will square off in the 4th round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 3:30 pm on STADIUM 1. 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 3 sets.
Arthur Fils -> 1.75
Marcos Giron -> 2.08
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Prediction and head to head Arthur Fils vs. Marcos Giron
There is no head to head record between Arthur Fils and Marcos Giron since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Arthur Fils
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22-11 | 10-6 | 10-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-28 | 15-9 | 14-10 | 7-6 | 6-3 | 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 |
Ranked no. 21, Arthur got to the 4th round after beating Unknown Player bye, Gabriel Diallo 6-2 6-2 and Lorenzo Musetti 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3.
In the 3rd round against Musetti, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-64 6-3). During the match, Fils scored 97 points vs Musetti’s 96. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about the service games, Fils made 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Arthur Fils lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Fils put 63% of his first serves in, winning 68% (44/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (20/38) on the 2nd serve. Arthur broke Musetti 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Arthur has dropped 1 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Fils has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 60% of his matches (169-112). 5-3 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Fils has an overall28-19 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
Fils has a composed 7-4 win-loss record in 2025, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Indian Wells
Marcos Giron
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-28 | 12-14 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-27 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 11-4 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-30 | 17-15 | 7-6 | 5-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-31 | 11-13 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 12-10 | 5-5 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 48, Giron reached the 4th round after defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-5 7-6(3), Casper Ruud 7-6(4) 3-6 6-2 and Alexei Popyrin 5-7 6-3 6-3.
In the 3rd round against Popyrin, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-3). During the match Giron scored 102 points vs Popyrin’s 95. Marcos was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Giron scored 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Marcos Giron lost the serve once and he saved 14 break points. Furthermore, Giron put 60% of his first serves in, winning 64% (43/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (28/44) on the 2nd serve. Giron broke Popyrin 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Marcos has a compiled 10-4 win-loss record in 2025, 9-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Indian Wells
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fils | Giron |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 47 | 85 |
| Pts | 157-128 | 299-279 |
| Total Points | 285 | 578 |
| Winners | 66 | 128 |
| %Winners | 42% | 43% |
Fils played 2 matches while Giron competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Arthur Fils dropped 1 set, while Marcos Giron conceded 2 sets. Fils has played 3 set(s) less than Giron (5 vs 8). Therefore, Fils played 38 games less than Giron. The French player scored 66 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Giron managed to score 128 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fils | Giron |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 90/140 | 182/298 |
| %1st in | 64% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 66/90 | 128/182 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 27/50 | 63/116 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 54% |
Fils bagged 6 aces (3 per match). Giron fired 22 aces (7.3 per match). Fils won 73% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Giron won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fils | Giron |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 8 |
| Converted | 8/14 | 8/22 |
| % Converted | 57% | 36% |
| Conceded | 8 | 28 |
| Saved | 3 | 23 |
| % Saved | 38% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
Fils broke his opponents 8 times with a 57% conversion rate. Arthur conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 38% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 8 times with a 36% conversion rate. Marcos conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fils | ||||
| R2 Diallo | R3 Musetti | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 3-6 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 31 | 47 | |
| pts | 60-32 | 97-96 | 157-128 | |
| Total points | 92 | 193 | 285 | |
| Winners | 22 | 44 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 45% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 25/37 | 65/103 | 90/140 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 22/25 | 44/65 | 66/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 68% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/12 | 20/38 | 27/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 53% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 3/6 | 8/14 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 50% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 3/7 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 43% | 22% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Giron | |||||
| R1 Basilashvili | R2 Ruud | R3 Popyrin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-63 | 7-64 3-6 6-2 | 5-7 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 30 | 30 | 85 | |
| pts | 86-79 | 111-105 | 102-95 | 299-279 | |
| Total points | 165 | 216 | 197 | 578 | |
| Winners | 33 | 52 | 43 | 128 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 47% | 42% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 11 | 4 | 7 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 45/72 | 70/115 | 67/111 | 182/298 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 61% | 60% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 33/45 | 52/70 | 43/67 | 128/182 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 74% | 64% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 19/45 | 28/44 | 63/116 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 42% | 64% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 3/7 | 3/8 | 8/22 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 43% | 38% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 11 | 15 | 28 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 8/11 | 14/15 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 73% | 93% | 108% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Tennis Scores in Indian Wells
- Taylor FritzFritz – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Arthur FilsFils – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (3-6 7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (5-7 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Ugo HumbertHumbert (5-7 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-4 7-66) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Gael MonfilsMonfils (2-4) – H2H and prediction
- Marcos GironGiron – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jack DraperDraper – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (3-0) – H2H and prediction