Rome Open: Fils revealed what he told Tsitsipas in the strong discussion they had

Arthur Fils (14th world ranking) defeated a Stefanos Tsitsipas (19th)For the third round of Rome Open by 2-6, 6-4 and 6-2in what was a very hard game, with many comings and turns. However, at the end of the match both tennis players had a strong crossing on the network.

This was due to a Greek ball to Fils’ body in the middle of the encounter, an action that ended with a strong boo of the public present in the Italic forum. After this situation, in dialogue with Tennis TVArthur gave details about what he told former world number 3 on the network.

“It was a joke, I told him on the network that he was playing incredible in the first set, I was killing me with his right and his reverse, opening the road on the left and the right. It was the truth, I couldn’t do many things. Then in the second one I started to find the rhythm and the way of fighting, “he began by saying.

Then, he closed: “I am happy to finish so strongly with the serve because, if you let it play I think that Stefanos is one of the best brick powder players. His right is a powerful weapon, he is a great champion, if you do not press him you are dead. ”

The truth is that Fils already secured his ticket for the round of 16 of the Italian 1000 Masters. There, awaits the winner of the duel between Alexander Zverev (2nd) and Villus Gaubas (154º).