US EditionArthur Fils pulls out of French Open with injury a day after back pains
- Arthur Fils, the 14th-seeded French player, withdrew from the French Open on Friday due to a lower back injury.
- He disclosed at a Saturday news briefing that an injury involving a fracture in the lower region of his back, which worsened during a grueling five-set match, led to his decision to withdraw.
- Fils, 20 years old and the last Frenchman left in the tournament, had previously battled back pain and avoided surgery by stopping now.
- He explained on Saturday that after discussing with his team, they agreed it was best to pause at this moment since stopping now would mean a break lasting only four to six weeks.
- Fils will miss at least a month of play and could miss Wimbledon, which begins June 30, reflecting a setback for French tennis hopes.
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Package this Thursday during his second round of Roland-Garros against Fearnley, Ugo Humbert reassured on his injury.
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French Open: Arthur Fils has a stress fracture in his back. He was France's last man in the field
PARIS (AP) — Arthur Fils pulled out of the French Open because of a stress fracture in his lower back and could miss Wimbledon while sidelined for at least a month, he explained at a news conference Saturday.
The best Frenchman in the ATP standings was to play his third round Porte d'Auteuil. He finally announced this Friday evening on his social networks that he was retiring from the tournament because of an injury.
Arthur Fils’ Injury Ends French Hopes Early at Roland Garros
The top ranked French male player, Arthur Fils, won’t have a chance to let the French crowd lift him into the second of the week tournament. An unspecified injury, likely to his lower back, has forced him to give Andrey Rublev a walkover into the round of 16 in Paris. Fils was locked into a five set war with Jaume Munar in round 2, and used his creative style of tennis to blast past Nicolas Jarry in the opening round in four sets. Embed from Ge…
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