Mats Wilander’s eye on Fils and Van Assche: “It’s not their job to save French tennis”

Despite his defeat in the first round, I am convinced that the future of Arthur Fils looks very bright. You have to put things in context. First, he was returning from the Lyon tournament, which he won on Saturday, where he experienced an incredible emotional moment. Then he could hardly have a worse draw than Davidovich Fokina, who is an extremely solid player. Beating him would have been a feat. For me, this title in Lyon is worth much more than winning a first round at Roland-Garros. It means a lot more.