Arthur Fils outpaces Pedro Martinez Portero 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Barcelona on Wednesday after playing a superlative match to fight against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 8 minutes. This run will match his best result in this competition. Here you can see his history at this event.
Fils added to his prize money € 36,570 after winning this match. He has already won € 77,305 after this win. If he wins the next match, the French player will add € 70,760 to his earnings to get in total € 148,065 in total.
Highlights Arthur Fils vs. Pedro Martinez Portero Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Barcelona
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:08
At the end of the match, Arthur scored 58 points vs. Martinez Portero’s 41.
Fils
Arthur served extremely well to win 80% of the points (20/25) behind his first serve, and he won 69% points (18/26) on his second serve. The French player didn’t lose the concentration in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).
Martinez Portero
On the other side, Pedro wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Fils and Martinez Portero is 3-1 for Arthur.
Draw and next match H2H: Arthur Fils vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas – stats
Fils will square off with Tsitsipas in the quarter.
This will be the 3rd time that Arthur Fils and Stefanos Tsitsipas fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Fils (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Arthur snatched in the 6th game (4-2) just before finally conquering the set (6-3).
The French player converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40). On the other side, Martinez Portero wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (2-4 40-A).
They contested 64 points. Arthur was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Pedro (36-28). The French player conceded 10 points on serve (22-10). In addition, on the other side, Pedro conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).
Fils started the set strong after breaking Pedro Martinez Portero in the 2nd game (2-0). That was enough for Fils to win the set (6-2) since there were no other breaks anymore.
The French player was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, the French player didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 35 points. Fils conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Pedro (22-13). The French player was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). On the other side, Martinez Portero conceded 6 points on serve (10-6).
Tennis Scores in Barcelona
- Casper RuudRuud – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (7-5 7-5)
- Arthur FilsFils – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-3 6-2)
- Holger RuneRune – Sebastian BaezBaez (4-6 6-1 6-2)
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Sebastian KordaKorda (7-64 6-4)
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