Arthur Fils wins Cincinnati Masters 1000 in straight sets over Tiafoe
The 22-year-old Frenchman claimed the biggest title of his career on August 23, 2026, beating Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 in the final.
By Marco Bellini · 6wArthur Fils defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 in the Cincinnati Open men's final on August 23 to capture the biggest title of his career.
Mid-day reports the match score as 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, a contest in which Fils lost the middle set before closing the third by a margin of six games to none. The read here is that the third-set scoreline suggests Fils found a different gear when it mattered most, though nothing in the record states what changed.
Nezavisne novine reports that the Cincinnati title is Fils's first in the Masters 1000 series.
Trinidad Express Newspapers reports that the win made Fils, at 22, the youngest French champion in Masters 1000 history and the second French player to win a Cincinnati final, after Guy Forget did so in 1991.
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