By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday Could 11, 2025
Arthur Fils took a backhand to the physique within the second set of his battle with Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Take into account it a wake-up name.
The Frenchman used the incident as motivation and ended up sweeping previous the Greek, 2-6 6-4 6-2, to achieve the spherical of 16 at Rome. When the pair shook fingers on the internet, it was time for a parting shot from Fils. The pair argued vehemently earlier than figuring out their points and declaring “all good.”
See the total video of their tete-a-tete and de-escalation right here:
“He went for my physique. It is a part of the sport. Nothing incorrect with it” 🗣️This is what occurred between Arthur Fils and Stefanos Tsitsipas as they battled in Rome…#IBI25 pic.twitter.com/OOvsAwD7mW
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 11, 2025
“All good,” stated Fils, who will face Alexander Zverev within the spherical of 16. “We’re simply speaking concerning the match. No worries.
“He’s a fantastic, nice, nice participant, particularly on clay. In the course of the first set, he killed me. I needed to discover a approach. I managed to interrupt at 4-4 with a fantastic recreation, a bit fortunate as properly. However I’m very pleased with how I completed the match. It was a troublesome battle, and I completed sturdy.”
Fils turns into second Frenchman in sequence historical past to gather 20 ATP Masters 1000 match wins earlier than turning 21 years of age after Richard Gasquet and improved to 4-0 vs Tsitsipas and 19-9 on the season.
Two Frenchman – additionally Corentin Moutet – are into the spherical of 16 at Rome for the primary time in 9 years.
