Sawt Falasteen - Frenchman Fils pulls out of Roland Garros with injury

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Frenchman Fils pulls out of Roland Garros with injury / Photo: Dimitar DILKOFF - AFP

Frenchman Fils pulls out of Roland Garros with injury

SPORTS 30.05.2025

Arthur Fils, the French number one, withdrew from Roland Garros on Friday ahead of his third-round match against Russia's Andrey Rublev due to injury.

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The 14th seed was set to play Rublev on Saturday for a place in the last 16. Rublev will receive a walkover and could next meet world number one Jannik Sinner.

"It's with sadness that I'm forced to withdraw from this tournament that I love. Difficult decision but necessary after medical advice," Fils wrote on social media.

Fils' withdrawal extends the host nation's wait for a first men's champion at Roland Garros since Yannick Noah in 1983.

The 20-year-old Fils beat Spain's Jaume Munar in five sets on Thursday but needed treatment for a back problem and also dealt with cramp.

He said afterwards that without the help of the crowd on Court Suzanne Lenglen he was not sure if he could have finished the match.

D.Khalil--SF-PST

Sawt Falasteen - Frenchman Fils pulls out of Roland Garros with injury

Frenchman Fils pulls out of Roland Garros with injury

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