Arthur Fils Can’t Wait to ‘Hear People Shout’ His Name As He Plans Comeback in Canadian Open After Injury Setback

Frenchman Arthur Fils suffered a back stress fracture at the French Open, where he had handed the walkover to Andrey Rublev.

Arthur Fils Can’t Wait to ‘Hear People Shout’ His Name As He Plans Comeback in Canadian Open After Injury Setback

Arthur Fils (Image via X/We Are Tennis)

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Arthur Fils‘ name is on the entry list for the Canadian Open, but it’s uncertain whether he indeed will be making his comeback. Fils hasn’t yet played a tournament since the French Open.

In his home Grand Slam, the 21-year-old, after knocking out Nicolas Jarry and Jaume Munar, reached the third round for the first time, but his back stress fracture forced him to hand the walkover to Andrey Rublev. Fils had hoped to recover before Wimbledon but couldn’t.

I’m really happy to be playing again. I feel better and better every day. I can’t wait to be back on the court, to do my best and hear people shout my name. Injuries are part of an athlete’s life. I have no choice, it’s part of my life, and I will have other injuries during my career, although I hope they won’t be too serious.

Arthur Fils told L’Equipe

It took eight weeks for the injury to heal. Fils, however, is not in a rush as he knows that he has an ample amount of time to win tournaments on the back of strong performances.

Right now, we weren’t in a hurry by not playing Wimbledon, we were maybe supposed to resume in Washington, but we felt it was much too short. We’ll see how it goes here.

Arthur Fils added

Fils has never progressed beyond the first round of the Canadian Open. He, in fact, has never reached the semifinal of an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. Thrice he has played the quarterfinals in the events of this category: this year’s Indian Wells, Miami Open, and the Monte Carlo Masters.

Fils is 21-10 this season. The World No.21 hasn’t yet reached a final but has made it to the quarterfinals multiple times and the semifinal just once– at the Barcelona Open, which he lost to eventual runner-up Carlos Alcaraz.

How has Arthur Fils performed this season?

Arthur Fils is a three-time singles winner. His career’s first title came at the 2023 Lyon Open, where he defeated Francisco Cerundolo. A few months later, he reached the final of the European Open but was unsuccessful in defeating Alexander Bublik. Last year, the Frenchman beat home favorite Alexander Zverev in the Hamburg Open final and Ugo Humbert in the Japan Open final.

Arthur Fils
Arthur Fils (Image via X/The Tennis Letter)

He kick-started his campaign this season at the Hong Kong Open. After his defeat to Humbert in the Australian Open third round, Fils lost the Rotterdam Open and the Dubai Open without making deep runs.

But at Indan Wells, he was on the verge of reaching the semifinals. He, however, was unsuccessful in defeating 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev.

Following his defeat to eventual champion Jakub Mensik in the Miami Open quarterfinal, Fils failed to capitalize on his first-set lead, eventually losing the quarterfinal against eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz at the Monte Carlo Masters.

After the Barcelona Open, Fils failed to make deep runs in the next three tournaments he played, including at the French Open. Before this season, Fils had never won a match at Roland Garros.

Last year, Fils had kicked off his campaign on the North American hard-court swing at the Canadian Open but lost his opening-round match to Humbert. In Cincinnati then, Brandon Nakashima ended his run in the round of 32.

Canada’s Gabriel Diallo knocked him out in the second round of the US Open. Fils has never progressed beyond the second round at Flushing Meadows. In the 2024 Wimbledon, he produced his best performance in a Grand Slam event. He made it to the fourth round but was unsuccessful in overcoming Alex de Minaur.

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