While the match was interrupted several times by rain, the Frenchman finally beat his compatriot Quentin Halys in four sets. He could find Ugo Humbert in the next round.
French No.2 Arthur Fils (21st in the world) qualified on Wednesday for the 3rd round of the Australian Open by dismissing his compatriot Quentin Halys (74th) in four sets at the end of a match interrupted several times by the rain. The day after the victory of Gaël Monfils (41st) against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (30th), the 20-year-old right-hander won 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-5 this second French derby in the space of two days.
In the 3rd round, Fils could be pitted against another Frenchman, French No.1 Ugo Humbert (14th), if he wins his duel against Lebanese qualifier Hady Habib (219th) on Wednesday evening. In 2024, for his first participation in the final draw of the Australian Open, the world number 21 was beaten in the second round in Melbourne. Son recorded his second victory in as many duels on Wednesday against Quentin Halys, whom he had already beaten in the quarter-finals of the Montpellier tournament in 2023.
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