Jannik Sinner reached his eighth tour-level final and the first of the season on Saturday when he defeated #NextGenATP Frenchman Arthur Fils 7-5, 6-2 at the Open Sud de France - Montpellier.
In a hard-fought clash, the second seed saved two set points on serve at 4-5 in the first set before he upped his intensity and aggression from the baseline in the second set to advance after one hour and 34 minutes.
“I am very happy to be in my first final of the season,” Sinner said in his on-court interview. “We practised very hard to play some big matches. It doesn’t matter what kind of tournament, every tournament when you go far is very good. I am very happy to be in the final here.”
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The 18-year-old Fils has enjoyed a dream run in Montpellier at his second tour-level event, defeating Richard Gasquet, Roberto Bautista Agut and Quentin Halys in straight sets. However, after starting well, he never recovered from squandering set points in the opener, misfiring more as the match went on.
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