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Arthur Fils Captures Cincinnati Open for First Career ATP 1000 Title
On Sunday, Arthur Fils defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to claim his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Cincinnati Open.
The 22-year-old's victory follows a challenging season interrupted by a hip injury that forced his withdrawal from the French Open after a breakout spring.
After Tiafoe dominated the second set, the American received a medical timeout for his leg and back; Fils regained control, winning the final set 6-0 with his "set-clinching game: where he sent Tiafoe."
Fils dropped his racket in celebration as the crowd rose in ovation, marking his fifth career title and first-ever victory at the 1000 level.
Both players now shift their focus to the U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam of the year, which begins on August 30 in New York.
The 22-year-old tennisman from France defeated the American Frances Tiafoe (6-3, 1-6, 6-0), Sunday in the final. Before him, only Guy Forget had managed to put his name on the competition list since its creation in 1899.
Arthur Fils won the Cincinnati Masters 1000 on Sunday after defeating American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0. The 22-year-old Frenchman thus secured the biggest title of his career and jumped from 21st to 11th in the overall rankings, a strong signal one week before the start of the US Open.