French teenager Arthur Fils wins clay-court tuneup title ahead of French Open
LYON, France — Arthur Fils, an 18-year-old from France, won his first ATP title Saturday by beating Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon.
“I will remember this forever,” Fils said.
He is the youngest champion on the men’s tennis tour in 2023 and earned a spot in the Top 100 for the first time — just one of two teenagers in that elite group as the start of the French Open arrives Sunday at Roland Garros in Paris.
At No. 112 entering the clay-court event in Lyon, Fils became the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP trophy this season.
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