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NBC Sports
a day ago
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Arthur Fils, France's last man in French Open field, has stress fracture in back
PARIS — Arthur Fils pulled out of the French Open because of a stress fracture in his lower back and could miss Wimbledon while sidelined for at least a month, he explained at a news conference Saturday. The 14th-seeded Fils, who had been the last man from France in the bracket, announced his withdrawal on Friday without offering details then about the extent of his injury. 'We decided with the team it was better to stop now, because if I'm stopping now, I could stop for only four to six weeks,' the 20-year-old Fils said Saturday. 'If I was pushing myself too much, I would probably stop for a couple of months. ... Had to make a choice.' With Fils out, No. 17 Andrey Rublev received a walkover into the fourth round. Fils had been dealing with back pain for a while, and things got worse during his five-set victory over Jaume Munar on Thursday. 'I gave everything. I couldn't go for more,' Fils said Saturday. 'At the end of the second set, I could feel that the back was not good at all.' He said he doesn't think he needs surgery. Fils knows he'll need to sit out some tournaments but said he wants to try to be able to compete at Wimbledon, the next Grand Slam tournament, which begins on June 30.
San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
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- San Francisco Chronicle
French Open: Arthur Fils has a stress fracture in his back. He was France's last man in the field
PARIS (AP) — Arthur Fils pulled out of the French Open because of a stress fracture in his lower back and could miss Wimbledon while sidelined for at least a month, he explained at a news conference Saturday. The 14th-seeded Fils, who had been the last man from France in the bracket, announced his withdrawal on Friday without offering details then about the extent of his injury. 'We decided with the team it was better to stop now, because if I'm stopping now, I could stop for only four to six weeks," the 20-year-old Fils said Saturday. "If I was pushing myself too much, I would probably stop for a couple of months. ... Had to make a choice.' With Fils out, No. 17 Andrey Rublev received a walkover into the fourth round. Fils had been dealing with back pain for a while, and things got worse during his five-set victory over Jaume Munar on Thursday. 'I gave everything. I couldn't go for more,' Fils said Saturday. 'At the end of the second set, I could feel that the back was not good at all.' He said he doesn't think he needs surgery. ___
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
French Open: Arthur Fils has a stress fracture in his back. He was France's last man in the field
PARIS (AP) — Arthur Fils pulled out of the French Open because of a stress fracture in his lower back and could miss Wimbledon while sidelined for at least a month, he explained at a news conference Saturday. The 14th-seeded Fils, who had been the last man from France in the bracket, announced his withdrawal on Friday without offering details then about the extent of his injury. 'We decided with the team it was better to stop now, because if I'm stopping now, I could stop for only four to six weeks,' the 20-year-old Fils said Saturday. 'If I was pushing myself too much, I would probably stop for a couple of months. … Had to make a choice.' With Fils out, No. 17 Andrey Rublev received a walkover into the fourth round. Fils had been dealing with back pain for a while, and things got worse during his five-set victory over Jaume Munar on Thursday. 'I gave everything. I couldn't go for more,' Fils said Saturday. 'At the end of the second set, I could feel that the back was not good at all.' He said he doesn't think he needs surgery. Fils knows he'll need to sit out some tournaments but said he wants to try to be able to compete at Wimbledon, the next Grand Slam tournament, which begins on June 30. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. ___ AP tennis:
Fox Sports
2 days ago
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- Fox Sports
French Open: Arthur Fils has a stress fracture in his back. He was France's last man in the field
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Arthur Fils pulled out of the French Open because of a stress fracture in his lower back and could miss Wimbledon while sidelined for at least a month, he explained at a news conference Saturday. The 14th-seeded Fils, who had been the last man from France in the bracket, announced his withdrawal on Friday without offering details then about the extent of his injury. 'We decided with the team it was better to stop now, because if I'm stopping now, I could stop for only four to six weeks," the 20-year-old Fils said Saturday. "If I was pushing myself too much, I would probably stop for a couple of months. ... Had to make a choice.' With Fils out, No. 17 Andrey Rublev received a walkover into the fourth round. Fils had been dealing with back pain for a while, and things got worse during his five-set victory over Jaume Munar on Thursday. 'I gave everything. I couldn't go for more,' Fils said Saturday. 'At the end of the second set, I could feel that the back was not good at all.' He said he doesn't think he needs surgery. Fils knows he'll need to sit out some tournaments but said he wants to try to be able to compete at Wimbledon, the next Grand Slam tournament, which begins on June 30. ___ AP tennis: in this topic
France 24
2 days ago
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- France 24
Fils blames back stress fracture for Roland Garros withdrawal
The 14th seed pulled out of the tournament on Friday before he was set to play Russia's Andrey Rublev. Rublev will receive a walkover into the last 16 and could next meet world number one Jannik Sinner. "I have a stress fracture. I had to make a decision and we decided with my team it was better to stop now because it could be for only four to six weeks," Fils said on Saturday. The 20-year-old Fils beat Spain's Jaume Munar in five sets on Thursday but needed treatment for a back problem and also dealt with cramp. "I had some issue with the back for a long time, and during the match against Munar it gets worse. Then I did some exams. The exams were not good at all," he continued. Fils had said that without the help of the crowd on Court Suzanne Lenglen he was not sure if he could have finished the match against Munar. "If I was pushing myself too much, I would probably stop for a couple of months," he said. "This is not what we are trying to do, so yeah, had to make a choice." Fils said he was still hopeful of playing the third Grand Slam of the year on grass at Wimbledon from June 30, where he reached the last 16 in 2024. "I'll try to see if I can be ready. I'm not at all sure. It's a big question mark. It will take as long as it takes," Fils added. The Parisian was also forced to retire at the Australian Open in the third round against compatriot Ugo Humbert due to a left ankle injury. Fils' withdrawal from Roland Garros extends the host nation's wait for a first men's champion at Roland Garros since Yannick Noah in 1983.
