Japan Open: Fils upsets top seed Fritz in first round
The Frenchman will face Italian Matteo Berrettini in the next round
Arthur Fils, Davis cup 2024
Frenchman Arthur Fils won against American Taylor Fritz, the top seed, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to move into the second round of the Japan Open on Thursday.
Fils, ranked No 24, will play Italian Matteo Berrettini next at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo.
This was his fifth career win over a Top 10 ranked opppnent.
Tokyo ATP 500, other first-round matches (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 1,818,380):
- Holger Rune (6) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
- Christopher O’Connell (Q) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Brandon Nakashima beat Frances Tiafoe (7): 7-5, 6-3
- Ben Shelton (8) beat Reilly Opelka: 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Alex Michelsen (Q) beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (4): 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Tomas Machac beat Alexei Popyrin: 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-5
- Yoshihito Nishioka (WC) beat Felix Auger-Aliassime: 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (5)
- Jack Draper beat Mattia Bellucci (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Tommy Paul (5) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-3, 6-2
- Ugo Humbert beat Shintaro Mochizuki (WC): 6-1, 6-2
- Hubert Hurkacz (2) beat Marcos Giron: 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4
- Matteo Berrettini beat Botic van de Zandschulp (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Mariano Navone beat Luciano Darderi: 6-4, 6-4
- Casper Ruud vs. Jordan Thompson
- Marin Cilic vs. Kei Nishikori
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