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Arthur Fils acknowledges the gap between him and top players Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz after recent losses in Qatar and Madrid. He remains optimistic and takes the defeats in stride.
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Arthur Fils has made a strong comeback this year, reminding everyone why heās seen as one of tennisās most promising young players.
Still, like most of the ATP Tour, he struggled to match up against Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, losing clearly to both in Qatar and Madrid.
He took those losses in good spirits though, even joking about the difference in level between himself and the two top players.
But beneath that light-hearted approach is a serious competitor who wonāt be happy staying where he is for long.
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Speaking to the media, he opened up about his comfort on clay, where heās lost just once this season.
āIt could have been two losses and no wins,ā he started, pointing out tight early-round matches against Ignacio Buse and Terence Atmane. āIt could have gone the wrong way, but Iām very happy, very happy with the results I had in the past two weeks.
āI mean, played some great tennis in Barcelona, and Iām enjoying myself on the clay, and I really like it.ā
The conversation then turned to his semi-final against Sinner at the Madrid Open. When a reporter described it as ātoe-to-toeā, Fils grinned: āToe-to-toe? Thatās not toe-to-toe. In that first set, was more massacre [laughs].ā
He went on: āI mean, heās a great champion; he didnāt lose one match since Indian Wells, so itās a lot of wins. A lot of wins in a row.
āIt was funny because when we stepped on the court, we both hadnāt lost one game on clay, and I was like okay maybe Iām gonna make him lose⦠Didnāt happen [laughs].
Arthur Fils joked about the difference in level between himself and Jannik Sinner, acknowledging the gap after his losses.
Arthur Fils lost clearly to both Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in matches held in Qatar and Madrid.
Arthur Fils took his losses in good spirits and remains optimistic about his future in tennis.
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āBut no it was very nice to share the court with him. Itās a great experience for me. I mean I took some lessons from it. Iām trying to work on it as well and hopefully next time we play itās going to be a bit nicer for me but actually I really enjoyed it.ā
Fils finished by talking about his long-term goal of reaching world number one: āI do believe. I do believe it.
āI mean itās gonna be a lot of work ā struggle ā long journey ā but hopefully Iām gonna be there someday.
āSince I was young i believed i could reach number 1 in the world but again itās gonna be tough why not? Why not think about that?ā
While Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev might have something to say about it, Fils has made a strong case over the past few months as the real number three, and the best positioned to push back against Alcaraz and Sinnerās grip on the game.
Heās looked especially sharp on clay. The only loss he has had came from Sinner, who won the Barcelona title before making his way to a semi-final appearance in Madrid.
Coming off such a long spell out with an injury that would sideline most careers, his level of play now is hard to ignore. Once he gets a full season under his belt without interruptions, thereās no telling how high he could climb.
His rise is straightforward compared to Zverev and Djokovic, who are both dealing with their own challenges that have impacted their consistency.
Fils deserves his place in this conversation about being the worldās third-best player and will have another big opportunity to show it at Roland Garros.
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