Fils continues big ATP 500 run; Rublev makes winning Basel debut

p#NextGenATP Frenchman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-fils/f0f1/overview'Arthur Fils/a extended his winning streak to 11 matches at ATP 500 events on Monday at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/basel/328/overview'Swiss Indoors Basel/a, where he defeated German a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniel-altmaier/ae14/overview'Daniel Altmaier/a 7-6(5), 6-3./p
pFils has been in red-hot form at ATP 500 tournaments recently, triumphing on clay in Hamburg before lifting the trophy on hard in Tokyo./p
pAiming for another deep run this week, the 20-year-old saved two set points in the first set against Altmaier before he rallied from a break down in the second set to reach the second round in one hour and 40 minutes./p
pFils, currently first in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah and set to qualify for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/next-gen-atp-finals/7696/overview'Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF/a, will next play a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jiri-lehecka/l0bv/overview'Jiri Lehecka/a or a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pedro-martinez/mo44/overview'Pedro Martinez/a./p
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pTop seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrey-rublev/re44/overview'Andrey Rublev/a breezed through his Basel debut, dismissing Portugal's a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nuno-borges/bt72/overview'Nuno Borges/a 6-3, 6-2 as he strengthened his place inside the Top 8 of the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin./p
pSeeking a fifth consecutive appearance at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a, the 27-year-old became the fourth player to reach 30 hard-court wins on the year (30-13) as he picked up his 41st win overall on the season. He next will play the winner of Croatian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marin-cilic/c977/overview'Marin Cilic/a and Chile's a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alejandro-tabilo/te30/overview'Alejandro Tabilo/a. /p
pRublev won 25 of 26 first-serve points and saved the lone break point he faced. The 16-time ATP Tour champion is currently eighth in the Live Race and moved 315 points clear of ninth-placed Australian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a with today's win. De Minaur is yet to play his opening-round match in Vienna. /p
p"I practised for less than two days, which sometimes is not enough, especially for the first time here," Rublev said. "I was a bit nervous and didn't know what to expect. But now I have a day off to rest and enjoy some time."/p
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pEarlier, lucky loser a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/david-goffin/gb88/overview'David Goffin/a continued his impressive recent form by moving past Italian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matteo-arnaldi/a0fc/overview'Matteo Arnaldi/a 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2./p
pThe Belgian defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lorenzo-musetti/m0ej/overview'Lorenzo Musetti/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview'Alexander Zverev/a en route to the quarter-finals at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/shanghai/5014/overview'Rolex Shanghai Masters/a earlier this month and set the wheels in motion for another run this week by overcoming Arnaldi in two hours and 31 minutes./p
pThe No. 54 player in the PIF ATP Rankings will play fifth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ugo-humbert/hh26/overview'Ugo Humbert/a in the second round./p
pThe Frenchman Humbert clawed past Swiss qualifier a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jerome-kym/k0ep/overview'Jerome Kym/a 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-5 in two hours and 33 minutes. Humbert fired 13 aces and saved the one break point he faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats to clinch a personal-best 34th win of the season. Humbert has enjoyed an impressive year, winning titles in Marseille and Dubai./p
pFrenchman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard/m0gz/overview'Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard/a also advanced, beating a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/james-duckworth/d994/overview'James Duckworth/a 7-6(4), 6-3. The 21-year-old will next meet a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview'Felix Auger-Aliassime/a or a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sebastian-baez/b0bi/overview'Sebastian Baez/a./p
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