Miami Open: Fils & Lehecka
Arthur Fils and Jiri Lehecka advanced to the Miami Open semifinals — Fils saved four match points to beat Tommy Paul, while Lehecka outlasted Martin Landaluce in a tight quarterfinal. Both results were flagged as standout quarterfinal moments in tournament roundups and highlight reels this week (tennisuptodate.com) (perfect-tennis.com) (youtube.com).
The Tommy Paul match ended 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 7-6(6) after 2 hours 47 minutes, a contest in which neither player was broken. (atptour.com ) Fils entered Miami as the tournament’s 28th seed and, with this result, became the youngest French player to reach a Masters 1000 semi since Richard Gasquet in 2007. (atptour.com ) The win continues a strong run for the 21-year-old — he has won 11 of his last 13 matches since returning from injury — and adds to a career haul that includes three ATP Tour singles titles. (tennismajors.com atptour.com ) Jiri Lehecka closed his quarterfinal 7-6(1), 7-5 while recording eight aces and 19 winners in a two-hour, two-minute match. (atptour.com nationaltoday.com ) Lehecka’s opponent in the quarters, Martín Landaluce, was a 20-year-old qualifier ranked around No.151 whose run made him the lowest-ranked Miami quarterfinalist since Jim Grabb in 1994 and the first player born in 2006 or later to reach a Masters 1000 last eight. (atptour.com tennismajors.com ) The bottom-half semifinal between Fils and Lehecka is scheduled for March 27, with early betting markets listing Fils as the pre-match favourite (around -160). (espn.com sportsbookwire.usatoday.com ) Across their meetings Fils holds a 2-1 head-to-head edge over Lehecka, including a Doha quarterfinal win earlier in 2026, giving their upcoming clash a recent competitive history. (atptour.com )
