Stefanos Tsitsipas continues resurgence after stunning Arthur Fils at US Open

[p]Seeded 10th in New York, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Fils[/a] had entered the final Grand Slam of 2026 with high hopes, having just won the 1,000-level Masters tournament in Cincinnati around a week earlier.[/p][p]But Fils, 22, fell to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tsitsipas-stefanos/hb6oWfc6/"]Tsitsipas[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/tsitsipas-s-hb6oWfc6/?mid=bHUwtvMr"]4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1, 6-4[/a].[/p][p]Fils began well, winning the first set and vaulting to a 5-3 lead in the second behind strong serving and his trademark heavy forehand.[/p][p]But the French player tightened up when he tried to serve out the second set, double-faulting early in the game, which concluded when Tsitsipas broke serve with a blistering backhand up the line.[/p][embed guid="e89a5d31-85ef-4698-93d1-dcc46308931b" url="https://x.com/usopen/status/2094488001829044452" social-type="twitter" /][p]Tsitsipas, a former top five player who has slumped to 53 in the world, dominated the tie-breaker and continued that momentum to claim the next two sets.[/p][p]Besides the ranking gap, Fils carried a 5-0 winning record against Tsitsipas heading into the match.[/p][p]But Monday's contest was their first in the Grand Slam best-of-five sets format, where 28-year-old Tsitsipas has far more experience.[/p][p]Tsitsipas has a middling record at Flushing Meadow, but has excelled at other slams, reaching the final of the 2021 French Open and the 2023 Australian Open, losing to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Novak Djokovic[/a] both times.[/p][p]Fils has missed multiple Grand Slam tournaments due to injury since emerging as a top prospect, including this year's Australian and French Opens.[/p][infobox id="3dc51b3a-107f-482b-9173-a97d347ef1b3" /]