Welcome to the RMC Sport site and app to follow the Franco-French final of the Tokyo tournament between the two best French players of the moment, Ugo Humbert (19th) and Arthur Fils (24th). Although he dropped a set to Thomas Machac, the Mosellan qualified without too much difficulty. Just as he had quite easily disposed of the wild card Mochizuki (6-1, 6-2), and the American Nakashima (6-3, 6-2) before taking advantage of the abandonment of the British Jack Draper in the second set (7-2, 2-1 ab).
Son’s journey proved much more difficult and tortuous until the final. The Ile-de-France resident successively dismissed Taylor Fritz (6-4, 3-6, 6-3), then Matteo Berrettini (7-6 ab). He then drew on his reserves to finish against Ben Shelton (7-5, 6-7 7-6) and eliminate the Dane Holger Rune (7-6, 7-6). A hell of a draw but also a lot of energy spent on the court, where his future opponent rather wandered around.
