Arthur Fils takes on Holger Rune and joins Ugo Humbert in the final in Tokyo

Arthur Fils won a punchers’ fight this Monday in the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Tokyo. Opposed to Holger Rune (21 years old, 14th in the world), the Frenchman (20 years old, 24th) showed no trace of his victory at the end of the effort on Sunday against the title holder Ben Shelton. Explosive and very enterprising, despite the strapping he displayed behind his left knee during the first four games, the student of Sébastien Grosjean managed to win in two sets (7-6 [10-8]7-6 [12-10]) after 2h22 of a titanic fight. Here he is qualified for a 100% French final which will pit him against his compatriot Ugo Humbert, who defeated Tomas Machac a little earlier (6-3, 3-6, 6-2), for the 31st Franco-French final of the ‘history.