Fils will be playing in his first Grand Slam round of 16!

le 06/07/2024 à 19h30

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Arthur Fils confirmed his current upward form by qualifying for the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday. This is the first time in his young career that he has reached this stage of a Grand Slam tournament.

The 20-year-old Frenchman emerged victorious from a tough three-hour battle with Roman Safiullin on Court 15 (4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3). After completely missing his 3rd set (5 winners/9 unforced errors), he recovered perfectly in the next two (23 winners/13 unforced errors) to finish the match with a positive ratio of 57 winners to 45 unforced errors.

Fils will face Alex De Minaur, who benefited from Lucas Pouille's withdrawal, in a bid to reach the quarter-finals.

Fils A

Safiullin R

Fils A

De Minaur A • 9

40e, 1260 points

172e, 338 points

7e, 4135 points

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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.

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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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