Fils powers past Struff, reaches Paris R3
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-fils/f0f1/overview'Arthur Fils/a is tapping into the currents in front of his home crowd at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview'Rolex Paris Masters/a./p
pThe 20-year-old did not blink in a 6-3, 6-4 win over a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-lennard-struff/sl28/overview'Jan-Lennard Struff/a on Wednesday to book his spot in the last-16 at an ATP Masters 1000 for the first time. Fils was clinical under pressure throughout the match, saving all break points faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats./p
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pBuoyed by the crowd, Fils dismantled the German's serve in the second game before surging to a commanding 3-0 lead. The Frenchman came under fire on his serve throughout the first set, but mustered some gutsy tennis to remain in control. In the second set, Fils pulled clear to seal victory in one hour, 33 minutes./p
pThe #NextGenATP star, who is first in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah, became the youngest Frenchman to win a main-draw match in Paris on Tuesday since a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/richard-gasquet/g628/overview'Richard Gasquet/a in 2006./p
pAfter improving to 9-1 vs. Top 50 players since September, Fils seems to have no intention in letting slip his momentum. The 20-year-old is up to a career-high of No. 19 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.nbsp;/p
pFils will continue his bid for a maiden ATP Masters 1000 title against either third seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a or a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tallon-griekspoor/gj37/overview'Tallon Griekspoor/a. Aiming to join Fils in the third round is countryman and Basel champion a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard/m0gz/overview'Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard/a, who is currently on court against a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview'Karen Khachanov/a.nbsp;/p
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