Arthur Fils: “When you watched Federer play, he took ten seconds between points. Keeping the momentum or breaking the opponent’s is one of the most important things, and the best players know how to do it.”

The last French player still in the running at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 after his victory against Marcos Giron in the round of 16 (6.2, 2.6, 6.3), Arthur Fils was asked in a press conference about his decision to speed up the pace between points in the third set. A choice that paid off.

“Yes, normally I like to take my time, but this time I told myself that I needed to bring energy and keep things moving. Since I was feeling good and the points weren’t very long, there was no problem in playing faster. Keeping the momentum or breaking the opponent’s is one of the most important things, and the best players know how to do it. When you watched Federer play, he took ten seconds between points…”