Published on 12/18/2024 6:25 p.m.
by Jérémy Ernou
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Modified on 12/18/2024
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Beaten to everyone’s surprise during the first day, the Frenchman Arthur Fils and the Czech Jakub Mensik will face each other this Thursday to maintain their chances of qualifying for the next round in the Next Gen ATP Finals.
Announced as the favorite of these Next Gen ATP Finals which bring together the best players aged 20 or under, Arthur Fils got off to a bad start in his tournament on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia. 20th player in the world, the French tennis player is still in full physical preparation for the coming season and this was felt during his first meeting against Joao Fonseca. Against the Brazilian, the tricolor lacked rhythm and sequence, with many ups and downs. In the end, a loss in 5 sets against the South American and a relatively lackluster performance for Arthur Fils, even if the special rules for this tournament can lower the cards. From now on, victory will be mandatory this Thursday in Jeddah to stay alive against an opponent who also missed his first match, Jakub Mensik.
The Czech was one of the revelations of the 2024 season and hopes to continue his momentum in 2025. But like the Frenchman, the 48th player in the world alternated hot and cold during his opening match against Learner Tien. Good passages but also bad ones at the end of the sets which brought down one of the outsiders of the week in Jeddah. If everything is not to be thrown away, there is no doubt that Jakub Mensik will want to react this Thursday against Arthur Fils. Capable of raising his level of play, the Czech knows that it will be necessary to do so to hope to see the semi-finals, otherwise he will already say goodbye to Saudi Arabia.
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