2023-11-29 14:30:01
Published on November 29, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. Mathieu Warnier
The day following a sluggish success once morest Luca Nardi, Arthur Fils did not provide details once morest Flavio Cobolli for his second match as part of the ATP NextGen Masters. A success which does not guarantee a place in the last four.
This time, Arthur Fils did not tremble. While he appeared on edge this Tuesday during his entry into the ATP NextGen Masters once morest Luca Nardi, the Habs appeared much more at ease during his duel once morest Flavio Cobolli. A meeting which first saw the Frenchman tremble on his throw-in. Pushed to the decisive point by the Transalpine, the 36th player in the world was able to deliver to hold on. In the process, Arthur Fils took the initiative in the exchange and the Italian might not keep up the pace. On his first break point, the number 1 seed of the tournament took the lead on the scoreboard. From there, the games rolled on and It was with a clean win that Arthur Fils sealed the fate of the first round in 16 minutes. The second started on the same basis as the previous one. Indeed, it was from Flavio Cobolli’s first throw-in that the Frenchman managed to take his serve, confirming in the process to lead two games to nothing. An advantage that the 36th player in the world might have increased if he had been more successful on the decisive point, which finally saw the Italian unlock his counter. However, there was no reaction from the 100th player in the world.
Son too rarely worried by Cobolli
Indeed, the next three games were all won blank by the one who initiated and it was therefore on his first set point that Arthur Fils pushed his opponent back a little further. The adage says “never two without three” and the native of Courcouronnes confirmed it at the start of the third round. In a shutout, the Habs once once more took the service of their opponent. With his back to the wall, Flavio Cobolli began to unleash his punches and put his opponent in difficulty. The first opportunity to erase this break in delay was seized by the Italian but, once once more committing too many mistakes, the number 5 seed of the tournament once once more gave in his commitment. This time, Arthur Fils did not give his opponent the opportunity to restart. A well-played service game, despite his first double fault of the match and a missed tweener, allowed him to confirm this break to lead three games to one. Applied until the end, Arthur Fils ended the suspense on his serve, on the second match point (4-1, 4-2, 4-2 in 59 minutes). A result which, however, does not allow the Habs to validate their place for the last four of the ATP NextGen Masters. Indeed, thanks to his success in three dry sets over Luca Nardi (4-1, 4-1, 4-2 in 54 minutes), Dominic Stricker maintains a chance of qualifying before challenging the Frenchman this Thursday at the end of the group stage.
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