Fils breaks through
Arthur Fils reached his first Masters 1000 semifinal in Miami after outlasting Tommy Paul in a dramatic triple‑tiebreak match — a breakthrough night for the young Frenchman (miamiopen.com). On the women’s side Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat Jessica Pegula and set up a blockbuster semifinal with world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ( ).
Arthur Fils survived four consecutive match points in the deciding tiebreak to turn the match around, closing out a 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 7-6(6) win over Tommy Paul. (tennis.com) The night match ran two hours and 47 minutes, a serve-dominated contest that featured no breaks of serve through three sets. (tenngrand.com) Fils entered the match as the 28th seed while Paul was seeded 22nd, and Fils is listed around the low-30s in the ATP rankings this month. (sportskeeda.com) (itftennis.com) Jiri Lehecka, who beat qualifier Martin Landaluce 7-6(1), 7-5 to reach the bottom half’s penultimate round, is Fils’s next possible opponent and brings a power game that produced eight aces and 19 winners in his quarterfinal. (atptour.com) Elena Rybakina’s quarterfinal win over Jessica Pegula came after she hit 15 aces and saved eight of 10 break points en route to a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 comeback victory. (sofascore.com) Rybakina has beaten Pegula five times in a row and has also split recent big finals with Aryna Sabalenka — Rybakina defeated Sabalenka in the Australian Open final on Jan. 31, 2026, while Sabalenka edged Rybakina to win Indian Wells on Mar. 15, 2026. (wtatennis.com) (ausopen.com) (nytimes.com)
