Arthur Fils beats Jakub Mensik to win his first match at this year's Next Gen Finals in Jeddah - UBITENNIS

Arthur Fils beats Jakub Mensik to win his first match at this year’s Next Gen Finals in Jeddah

By sampaolo
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Arthur Fils beat Jakob Mensik 4-2 4-3 (7-4) 4-2 to earn his first win at this year’s edition of the Next Gen Final in Jeddah. 

Fils saved two break points in the third game of the first set. The Frenchman earned his first break in the sixth game to seal the first set 4-2. 

Fils went up a set and a break in the second game of the second game of the second set to open up a 2-0 lead. Mensik broke straight back in the fourth game to draw level to 2-2. Fils raced out to a 5-0 lead in the tie-break with two mini-breaks. Mensik clawed his way back by winning four consecutive points for 4-5, but Fils won the final two points to seal the tie-break 7-4. 

Fils earned an early break in the first game of the third set and held on his next service games to seal the win after 1 hour and 15 minutes. 

Fils won four of his five deciding points to bounce back from his defeat against Joao Fonseca on Wednesday. 

“Yesterday was a bit tough. To come back here and to play was tough, but I am really happy about the way I dealt with the match today”, said Fils. 

Fils improved his seasonal record to 38 wins to 27 defeats. He will face Learner Tien in his third round robin match on Friday. 

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