There were five French people this Thursday morning on the starting line for the round of 16 of the Rolex Paris Masters. And like Adrian Mannarino, the first entry of the day for the French clan, Arthur Fils did not manage to overcome the obstacle. The Frenchman, ranked 20th in the world, came up against Alexander Zverev. Son had frustrated the German during their final in Hamburg. This time, the world No. 3 spoiled his younger brother’s party in front of the Parisian public (6-4, 3-6, 6-3).
Son was missing a little spark to bring this duel into another dimension. He almost made it burst in the final game of the match when Zverev struggled when finishing his serve. The Frenchman had three break points, in vain, and let his rival reach the quarter-finals of this Paris Masters 1000.
