![«Je suis vraiment très heureux d'être ici» : Arthur Fils va disputer pour la première fois les Masters de fin d'année [Sona Maleterova / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/199955218/2c4b03ed43223968c165e6bcff71f05eaa9dab0aee4c74fbd8e906abd1008664)
Overview
- Fils qualified for the ATP Finals for the first time and will take his place among the season’s eight best players in Turin.
- He is scheduled to open the tournament against Ben Shelton on Sunday at 20:30 local time in the Inalpi Arena.
- The Frenchman rose from No. 42 after a February comeback to world No. 7 by November by winning Barcelona and the Cincinnati Masters.
- Despite a 38–15 season record, coverage highlights Fils’s weak Grand Slam results and recurring questions about his ability to manage emotions on the biggest stages.
- His appearance ends a ten‑year absence of French singles players at the year‑end Finals and poses a chance to become the first French semifinalist since Jo‑Wilfried Tsonga in 2011, with the field also missing defending champion Jannik Sinner due to injury.