Teenage Frenchman Arthur Fils Soars as Lyon Open Title Televises his Ascent

Arthur Fils became the youngest ATP winner of the year by defeating Francisco Cerundolo in Lyon, France.
Fils is the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP event in 2023, the youngest French player to win a title since 2005, and the youngest player to ever win this tournament.
Fils, an 18-year-old from France, won his first ATP title in the Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon.
He became the lowest-ranked player to win an ATP trophy this season, ranked at No. 112 entering the clay-court event in Lyon.
Fils is one of two teenagers in the elite Top 100 group as the French Open starts at Roland Garros in Paris.