'I need to be cautious': Fils pulls out of France's Davis Cup tie with Canada

[p]The 22-year-old's ‌decision follows a shock first-round defeat ‌by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tsitsipas-stefanos/hb6oWfc6/"]Stefanos Tsitsipas[/a] at the US ‌Open, where he had been seen as one of the leading ‌contenders after winning his first ⁠ATP Masters ‌1000 title at the Cincinnati Open in ​August.[/p][p]After missing much of 2025 with a lower-back stress ​fracture, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Fils[/a] returned to competition in February and enjoyed a strong run ⁠of form, ​reaching the quarter-finals of eight tournaments and winning the Barcelona Open in April.[/p][p][b]"After a physically challenging year ‌and several periods of inactivity, I need to be cautious at the moment," [/b]the French number one posted on social media.[/p][image alt="Fils' career stats" id="1e631840-717e-4712-984a-8925eb9dcd34" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="47fa5c2d-ed1b-4cad-a3a6-41d899fc1802" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]"Together with my team, we've decided to carry out a full assessment before resuming training and preparing for the ‌rest of the season.[/b][/p][p][b]"Representing France ​means the world to me, ‌so it's never an easy decision to make."[/b][/p][p]France face Canada in Davis Cup Qualifiers Round 2 from September 18th to 19th in ⁠Quebec City.[/p]