Fils earns right to challenge Hurkacz at Wimbledon

le 02/07/2024 à 19h24

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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 A

Stricker D

Hurkacz H • 7

Fils A

40e, 1260 points

364e, 133 points

73e, 775 points

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As we move to the end of this month and also closing out the year I am wishing all of those following me a Merry Christmas and a Happy/Healthy New Year.

Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

From me and my rotti JAZ, I bid you all good night, and see you in...

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I love tennis

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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