Arthur Fils (19, 71st in the world) won against Serbian Dusan Lajovic (60th) this Thursday in the round of 16 of the Hamburg tournament. Broken at the start of each set, the Frenchman was able to recover each time to win the match in two sets (7-5, 7-5). After a sluggish victory by the same score in the first round against the lucky Colombian loser Daniel Elahi Galan, he has two victories in the main draw for the first time since his title in Lyon at the end of May.
La revenge of Van Assche
The day before, Luca Van Assche (19, 77th in the world) had also won his ticket for the quarter-finals by defeating the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – who had beaten him in the second round at Roland-Garros – at end of a marathon of more than three hours (3-6, 7-6 [5]6-4).
The two French will have a lot to do to reach the semi-finals. Luca Van Assche is opposed in the quarters to the German Alexander Zverev (19th in the world), who defeated his compatriot Maximilian Martener in two sets (6-3, 7-5) in the round of 16. Arthur Fils, he could face the Norwegian Casper Ruud, seeded n ° 1, if the latter defeats the Chilean Cristian Garin.
2023-07-27 13:42:59
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