Who would have thought. Arthur Fils, executioner the day before of Madrid’s Rafael Jódar, ended up being crowned at Godó this Sunday after saving the abyss on the first day, when he saved a match point against his compatriot Terence Atmane. In the same way, he knew how to recover in the final after a late slump, but without consequences. The 21-year-old champion ended up overcoming an unrecognizable opponent, Andrey Rublev, who only extended his credit due to the winner’s deviation in the second set. Although the Russian achieved the first break of the afternoon, he then faded and finally bowed out after 1h40m: 6-2 and 7-6(2). In this way, Fils corroborates the good feelings his tennis conveys and succeeds Denmark’s Holger Rune in Barcelona’s honors list.
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