Arthur Fils
2023: First Major win and ATP title, top 40
He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2023 Oeiras Indoors II and moved close to 60 positions up into the top-200 at No. 195 on 16 January 2023.
2023: First Major win and ATP title, top 40
Ranked No. 163, he received a wildcard entry into the 2023 Open Sud de France and recorded his first match win on the ATP Tour by defeating former world no. 7 Richard Gasquet in straight sets. Next he defeated fourth seed Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the quarterfinals becoming the first player born in 2004 or later to reach this ATP level. He defeated another countryman, Quentin Halys, becoming the youngest Frenchman since Gasquet to reach an ATP semifinal in Metz in 2004. As a result he rose nearly 50 positions to make his debut in the top-150 at world No. 117 on 13 February 2023. In the semifinals, Fils lost to second seed Jannik Sinner who was ranked at No. 15 in the world.
2023: First Major win and ATP title, top 40
He reached back-to-back semifinals at the 2023 Open 13 Provence in Marseille defeating Roman Safiullin, second seed Jannik Sinner after getting a walkover, and Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. As a result he moved another 15 positions up to No. 104 on 27 February 2023, just shy of the top-100. He lost to compatriot Benjamin Bonzi.
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