Arthur Fils stunned defending champion Alexander Zverev in a three-set battle to win Hamburg Open, an ATP 500 event, on Sunday.
Fils, the fifth-seeded Frenchman, beat top seed Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(1) in the summit clash which lasted three hours and 33 minutes. He had lost his previous two matches against the German, including last year’s semifinal at the same tournament.
The 20-year-old Fils clinched the second and biggest title of his career. He won his maiden title at the ATP 250 event in Lyon last year.
With this victory, Fils is set to make his Top 20 debut in the ATP Rankings.
