Fils comes from behind to beat Michelsen and meets Fritz for a semi-final place in Basel
Arthur Fils came from behind to beat Alex Michelsen 4/6 6/3 7/6(5) in 2h20 and reach the Basel ATP 500 quarter-finals, his 38th win of the year. The second seed and world No 8 now faces Taylor Fritz, who dismissed Denis Shapovalov 6/4 6/3 in 1h18.
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Basileia – Arthur Fils garantiu vaga entre os oito melhores do ATP 500 de Basileia. Nesta quinta-feira, o francês virou sobre Alex Michelsen e fechou em 4/6, 6/3 e 7/6(5), depois de 2h20 de jogo.
Cabeça de chave 2, Fils somou a 38ª vitória do ano e repetiu o melhor número de uma temporada, que já tinha alcançado em 2024. Seis dias antes, nas quartas do ATP 250 de Bruxelas, ele havia batido o mesmo Michelsen, por 6/4 e 7/6(12).
Com 22 anos, o francês aparece em oitavo no ranking, seu melhor posto, e chegou à 11ª quartas de final na temporada — desde Richard Gasquet, em 2013, nenhum compatriota tinha tanto.
Na estreia em Basileia, por 7/6(5) e 7/5, Fils eliminou o compatriota Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Em 2026 ele faturou o ATP 500 de Barcelona e o Masters 1000 de Cincinnati; agora tenta a semifinal do torneio suíço pela segunda vez — na participação anterior, em 2024, caiu na rodada anterior à final.
A vaga em Turim também está no radar. Sétimo na corrida do ano, Fils foi beneficiado pela ausência de Jannik Sinner, que encerrou a temporada por lesão no joelho direito.
Do outro lado da quadra vem Taylor Fritz, que despachou Denis Shapovalov por 6/4 e 6/3, em 1h18, e chegou à 39ª vitória do ano e à nona quartas de final em 2026. Número 13 do mundo, o norte-americano fez 29 anos na última quarta-feira e tenta igualar sua melhor campanha em Basileia, alcançada em 2018.
Em 2024, em Tóquio, o único duelo entre eles foi na rodada de abertura do ATP 500 e terminou com Fils na frente: 6/4, 3/6 e 6/3.
Na outra metade da chave, o tcheco Jiri Lehecka, cabeça 8, superou o alemão Daniel Altmaier, lucky-loser, em 1h45, por 7/5 e 6/4, e agora espera Ben Shelton ou o suíço Jerome Kym. Antes, Lehecka havia batido Stan Wawrinka: 7/5 e 7/6 (7-2), pondo fim à carreira do ex-número 3 do mundo, de 41 anos, que já havia anunciado a despedida.
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