Fils: "Such a mistake shows a lack of professionalism"

Andrés Tomás Rico - 1 Sep 2026 | 00:12
ATP Arthur Fils Stefanos Tsitsipas US Open 2026

The Frenchman, who arrived at the US Open after winning in Cincinnati, squandered a set lead and 5-2 to end up succumbing to a great version of the Greek.
 

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Sons: "Such an error is unprofessional." Photo: Getty Images

Second day of the US Open and another surprise. After the shock of Novak Djokovic on the first day of competition, another equally surprising event occurred, not to mention even disappointing. Arthur Fils, the fresh Cincinnati champion and serious title contender, faded against Stefanos Tsitsipas when he seemed to be in control of the match (6-4 and 5-2) and ended up succumbing by 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-4.

A tough defeat that surprised even Fils himself, as in the post-match press conference he appeared very cold, with short responses and measured words. Nonetheless, he made it clear how he felt after this first-round elimination at the US Open: disappointment.

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Arthur Fils explained his defeat against Tsitsipas in the first round of the US Open

"I really don’t know what happened (when I was a set up and 5-2). I don’t have the answer. But yes, when the energy dropped at the end of the second set, I never felt good energy again. I have to discuss it with my team, but at my level, making a mistake like that is unprofessional."

Fils stated that he tried to get back into the match, but couldn’t

"I was trying to fight. At one point I managed to break back at the start of the fourth set, so I was trying to find a way to get back into the match, but I wasn’t precise enough with my serve. The ball wasn’t coming off my racket correctly. So yes, it was tough. Even though I was fighting, it was complicated."

Fils dismisses excess pressure as a cause of his defeat

"If I had felt pressure, I think I would have started the match quite poorly. But I felt good. I was relaxed. I started the match correctly. Not at the best level I've ever shown, but still quite solid. I put myself in a very good position. So I don’t think it was pressure. There were simply some aspects that didn’t go in my favor today."

Fils doesn’t believe that playing too many matches affected him

"I don’t know. Of course, it has been a very long tour, but no, it’s not an excuse. I have to work much harder to be able to play in these types of tournaments. But physically, everything is fine."

Fils categorizes his defeat against Tsitsipas in the first round of the US Open as ‘disappointment’

"Of course, I’m pretty happy with how I played in Montreal and Cincinnati, but I’m very, very, very disappointed with how I played today. So right now I see things as darker than rosy, but that’s okay," concluded a shocked Arthur Fils after his disappointment at the US Open. 
 

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