New Top-10 player forced to play Tokyo qualifying for unusual reason
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It is one of the two most important dates of the Asian tour of hard courts that serve as preparation for the Masters 1000 of Shanghai.The 22-year-old Frenchman missed the registration date.
Fiss was supposed to be among the main stars of the tournament, but due to registration problems, he ended up in the qualifiers.
Two years ago he became the champion in Tokyo. However, this year he faces a more difficult road to another great result at the prestigious tournament in the Japanese capital. French tennis player Arthur Fils has to undergo qualification due to an administrative error.
An incredible administrative mistake forced Arthur Fils to compete this week for the Tokyo tournament qualifications. The Frenchman, who is now in the Top 10, got rid on the 1st round this Monday of the American Damm (2-6, 6-1, 6-1). The 9th in the new rankings will face Sonego or Majchrzak for a ticket in the main table this time.
Arthur Fils at the US Open 2026 - AFP It would have gone well. Arthur Fils, the French number 1 and 9 world player since Monday, is forced to go through the qualifications at Tokyo's ATP 500.Vanqueur of the 2024 edition, he could hope an invitation to bypass the "administrative problems related to the registration procedure" which "have deprived him of direct entry into the main table according to the organizers, but the latter have given the th…
Absent from class since its elimination in the first round of the US Open, Arthur Fils is about to make his return to competition on the occasion of the Tokyo ATP 500. He will have to go through qualifications due to a "administrative problem".
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