On a day of epic five-setters as three were held within a couple of hours, Arthur Fils overcame an injury to win one of the most dramatic matches in recent years at the French Open on Thursday, when he used the support of a vocal French crowd to overcome Jaume Munar and a back injury in a five-set epic.
Frenchman Arthur Fils maintained his chances of turning consistency into the biggest title of his career as he made it to the quarterfinals of the Hamburg Open, the ATP 500 event being played on clay.
Fils converted five of 10 break points he earned, according to Infosys ATP Stats, in his two-hour, 11-minute win.
Arthur Fils, Dominic Stricker, Luca Van Assche and Flavio Cobolli have qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals, while Abdullah Shelbayh has received a wild card for the innovative 21-and-under event, to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from November 28-December 2.
