Fils earns right to challenge Hurkacz at Wimbledon

Le 02/07/2024 à 19h24 par Guillaume Nonque

Arthur Fils didn't miss out on his Wimbledon debut. The Frenchman, ranked 34th in the world, beat Dominic Stricker in two hours and four sets (6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4), who had fallen back to 149th in the world rankings after missing the first half of the season with back problems.

Fils played a serious match, hitting 40 winners against just 24 unforced errors (34 against 33 for the Swiss). In the second round, he'll have to do even better, as Hubert Hurkacz, seeded no. 7 in the draw, will stand in his way.

Fils, Arthur

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Stricker, Dominic

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Hurkacz, Hubert [7]

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Fils, Arthur

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Wimbledon

Tableau

Arthur Fils

39e, 1260 points

Dominic Stricker

345e, 141 points

Hubert Hurkacz

78e, 775 points

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