Arthur Fils beats Flavio Cobolli to reach Cincinnati final
French tennis player Arthur Fils defeated Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6:3, 6:4 in the Cincinnati Open semifinal and advanced to the tournament final. The match in Mason, Ohio, lasted 67 minutes.
Match progress
Cobolli, seeded seventh, took a 2:1 lead early in the first set after a break. However, Fils immediately broke back and leveled the score at 2:2. At 3:3, the Frenchman moved ahead and secured the decisive break in the eighth game after errors by the Italian from the baseline.
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In the second set, 21st seed Fils broke his opponent's serve in the opening game. Cobolli held serve to love at 4:3 in the Frenchman's favor, but Fils moved ahead again at 5:4 and ultimately closed out the match with a victory. The Frenchman controlled the game with sharp forehands and recorded 22 winners and six aces.
Opponent in the final
According to Channel NewsAsia, Fils, a four-time ATP tournament winner, will face the winner of the second semifinal between Americans Brandon Nakashima and Frances Tiafoe in the final. In April, Fils won the Barcelona Open.
