{"id":54801,"date":"2023-02-10T13:11:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T18:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=54801"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:11:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T18:11:36","slug":"arthur-fils-montpellier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/02\/10\/arthur-fils-montpellier\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Fils Continues his Dream Run to Reach Montpellier Semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>French teenager Arthur Fils continued to enjoy the best week of his fledgling career with his 7-6 6-3 win over compatriot Quentin Halys on Friday in the quarterfinal of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier. The 18-year-old thus registered his third consecutive win in straight sets to announce his arrival in world tennis.<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Fils will face second seed Jannik Sinner of Italy in the semifinals on Saturday. On that note, let&#8217;s take a look at how the quarterfinal match progressed.<\/p>\n<h2>How Arthur Fils Defeated Quentin Halys<\/h2>\n<h4>Fils showed exceptional court-coverage in the first set:<\/h4>\n<p>If Fils gave a good account of his powerful forehand in his first two matches in the tournament, his exceptional movement on the court was displayed extensively in the first set against Halys.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Halys made him move from side to side repeatedly in the first set, but Fils was equal to the task and kept retrieving the ball with consummate ease.<\/p>\n<p>The younger Frenchman also hit a few outrageous winners, including a few great passing shots, to stun Halys. Still, to his credit, the older Frenchman fought well in the set to take it to a tie-break. Fils, however, managed to prevail in it though to take one step closer to the semifinal.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"NskrrH1oSBxEmNG2zDydAA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1246986962\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'NskrrH1oSBxEmNG2zDydAA',sig:'94y7Y1mp15DsvubwkIcekdWK2pczMMFtURSUNSh9Ues=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1246986962',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Fils&#8217; groundstrokes did the trick in the second set:<\/h4>\n<p>The French teenager got to a flying start in the second set, breaking Halys in the second game and then racing to a 3-0 lead. He never surrendered the lead thereafter and managed to close the match out without much difficulty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/02\/09\/arthur-fils-roberto-bautista-agut-montpellier\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Fils<\/a> hit a few stupendous down-the-line winners off either wing in the second set. His now famous forehand kept the pressure on Halys and he also hit the down-the-line backhand really well.<\/p>\n<p>Halys was simply overpowered and outrun by his younger opponent on the day. The semifinal between Fils and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/10\/01\/roland-garrosf-jannik-sinner-is-scary-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Sinner<\/a> promises to be an absorbing clash that the Italian might find difficult to win.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French teenager Arthur Fils continued to enjoy the best week of his fledgling career with his 7-6 6-3 win over compatriot Quentin Halys on Friday in the quarterfinal of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier. The 18-year-old thus registered his third consecutive win in straight sets to announce his arrival in world tennis. 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