Exciting words from one of the jewels of tennis before Wimbledon: “Under normal conditions, I should be at 100%. Everything has gone great”

He was the brand new champion Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Conde de Godó Trophyhis room ATP titlejust two months ago. Arthur Fils (22 years old) seemed to resurface after his ordeal of injuries, after eight months of torture, even fearing for his career due to a stress fracture in the lower back.

That did not stop him and, once he seemed to be able to display his great tennis, aiming very high again, injuries once again kept him from the courts in Rome and could not be in Roland Garros. But now he wants to go back in Wimbledon.

This Tuesday, the French player played a game again, although as an exhibition, in ‘The Boodles’, winning Jakub Mensik after 10-8 in a super tiebreak. But the best were the sensations. The discomfort did not reappear and that is the best news for Fils ahead of Wimbledon.

“I picked up the racket again just ten days ago, in Monaco, together with Lapo (Bacherini, coach) and Chris (Seiler, physio). Before that, I spent two weeks in Munich with a lot of physical work, trying to return to my best form. It is very important to play matches before Wimbledon, especially on grass. I hadn’t played on this surface for two years, but in this match I felt very, very good“, he noted in statements reported by ‘L’Equipe’.

“I played great in a great atmosphere, Jakub and I had a great game, a very good battle. I had a great time,” added a Fils who celebrated having been fit and without discomfort.

“Under normal conditions, it should be at 100%”he warned ahead of Wimbledon.

“That’s always the question, although you never quite know the answer. Today I played a match and everything was great, it was fantastic. I didn’t feel any pain, so that’s great.”he added.

Coach’s optimism

“Things seem to be going well. He was training in London for a week, came to play here, and at the moment, he is in good shape after six weeks off the court, a disgrace, since he was in great shape before Roland Garros, but he couldn’t compete there. I’m happy to see him in good shape and I hope he stays that way,” said Goran Ivanisevic, his coach.