There, we're talking!

First big test for Arthur Fils who has just beaten the very tired and last minute drafted Yannick Hanfmann. There, he plays a surface specialist in his garden, it's going to be hard...

No more bullshit! Now we're going to have to take responsibility and increase our level of play, my guy. Everyone was excited at the start of the year about Arthur until he lost to Griekspoor at the OA and he went to sink his face into this quagmire of Golden Swing in South America. Ok, it's not easy to play there, it was new for him, etc. But we're going to have to stop cuddling the guy for too long. When you win a 250 on dirt by beating Cerundolo in the final, at 18 in front of your home crowd, you have to confirm sooner or later and assume your new status. And make no mistake about his match against Hanfmann. The German was cooked, and when you have Arthur's forehand and his coverage, the score makes sense. But I also didn't see an excellent level from Arthur with once again poor tactical choices. And that, especially this last point, will not be forgiven against Musetti. La Mussette is at home, and the public support does him good. But above all, he is back in form in Miami where he has his two best matches of the year against Safiullin and Shelton with super intelligent defense and a dream backhand. I think he can afford to let Arthur take over the game a little on a dirt that is surely a little heavy given the conditions, and work on him in defense. The Italian has just beaten the former semi-finalist here too. Fritz played very poorly, but that's always good for confidence. Remember that the Italian beat Djoko last year on this same ground...