Fils Disappointed with His Performance Against Alcaraz: "He Didn’t Necessarily Impress Me More Than in Monte-Carlo, But He Managed All Match Conditions Better"

le 19/04/2025 à 22h53

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Arthur Fils fell in the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Barcelona this Saturday, losing to Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets (6-2, 6-4).

Unlike their first encounter in Monte-Carlo, the Frenchman was never able to trouble the world No. 2 on the Barcelona clay. He expressed his regrets in the press conference:

"There’s quite a bit of disappointment. The conditions were a bit tricky, with a lot of wind. I struggled more than he did in these conditions.

"The ball moved a lot in the air, I wasn’t very comfortable, and I made quite a few mistakes, giving away too many free points. When you give away too many points, you don’t win…

"He was much better than me today, that’s for sure. In Monte-Carlo, it was 50/50, I think. Here, he managed to adapt. Tennis is a sport of adaptation, and I didn’t succeed in doing that. He didn’t necessarily impress me more, but he handled all the match conditions better, from start to finish."

Alcaraz C • 1

Fils A • 7

6

2

4

40e, 1260 points

1e, 12050 points

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Nov 30/25

What a finish this is.. I believe King has used his boost for today. Skelp is closing strong. Two wins and he claims 1st if I lose my last prediction.

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Gonna be difficult with only 2 pointers to choose from.

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I propose the following changes to the rules:

1...a walķover will not be a loss. We have no control of player's health. If he or she is entered in a contest we expect them to play.

2...an incomplete match is not a loss. If a player forfeits we pick another match if there are more to choose.

3...this also applies if TT cancels a match. TT will not take hours to decide an outcome.

How about leavin...

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It's a shame that so many matches are being canceled. TT ,you are destroying your game ,and thereby killing your app. I don't know how many matches others have had canceled , but I'm at 3 and it's only thursday.

As a long time player and lover of this game , I don't know how much of this I can tolerate. For example I waited hours last night for you to confirm my win and post my points. Every ot...

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