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ATP Barcelona 24 QF:

31 Jiří Lehečka 1305
32 Arthur Fils 1273
33 Borna Ćorić 1244

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#NextGenATP Fils scores best win of season, downs De Minaur in Barcleona

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The 19-year-old is the youngest player remaining in Barcelona
April 18, 2024
Highlights: Fils dispatches De Minaur in Barcelona 2024
Arthur Fils reaches the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell quarter-finals. Watch live & on demand at TennisTV.com.

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Arthur Fils converts five of 10 break points to beat Alex de Minaur in Barcelona.
By ATP Staff
Arthur Fils earned his highest-ranked win of the season Thursday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, where a heavy-hitting performance lifted the Frenchman past Alex de Minaur, the No. 11 player in the PIF ATP Rankings.

The 19-year-old, who holds the top spot in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah, redirected the ball at ease with ferocious forehands to dispatch the fourth seed 7-5, 6-2 after one hour, 34 minutes.

Fils had vocal support from French fans on Pista Andres Gimeno, where despite failing to close the match on serve, he quickly rebounded and broke De Minaur to book a spot in his ninth tour-level quarter-final and second above ATP 250 level.

#TheNextGenATP star is up to No. 32 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, two spots clear of his career-high that he hit in January after a semi-final appearance in Auckland. The youngest player of the last eight in Barcelona, Fils will next meet Dusan Lajovic, who beat the Frenchman in Buenos Aires to level their Lexus ATP Head2Head series at 1-1.

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Fils won his maiden ATP Tour crown 11 months ago on home soil in Lyon and was a finalist at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF. The teen is aiming for a return trip to the 20-and-under event held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 18-22 December.

De Minaur, 25, defeated 12-time Barcelona champion Rafael Nadal on Wednesday and was aiming for his third consecutive quarter-final at the ATP 500.

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22.04.2024 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 32

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#NextGenATP stars in action: There are eight #NextGenATP stars competing this fortnight in Madrid. The No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah, Arthur Fils begins against #NextGenATP Spaniard Martin Landaluce or Daniel Altmaier.

The 19-year-old American Alex Michelsen plays 17-year-old Brazilian Joao Fonseca in the first round, with Czech Jakub Mensik taking on Yannick Hanfmann. Chinese wild card Shang Juncheng meets a qualifier and Frenchman Luca Van Assche plays Zizou Bergs. The 16-year-old American Blanch plays record five-time champ Nadal.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/madrid- ... ing-report

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