Tennis: Arthur Fils in the group of Zverev, Shelton and Jodar in the groups of the ATP Finals

Arthur Fils fared rather well in the ATP Finals draw. Placed in the John McEnroe group with Alexander Zverev Ben Shelton and Rafael Jodar, the Ile-de-France resident therefore avoids finding the scarecrow Carlos Alcaraz. In the group Ivan Lendl, the Spaniard, world number two, finds Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli and Frances Tiafoe.

Arthur Fils is preparing to become from Sunday the first Frenchman in ten years and Gaël Monfils to compete in the Masters, the tenth in 56 years, to line up in this event which has known various formats over the decades. The first phase will take place from Sunday November 15 to Friday November 20. Every day, there will be a single at 2 p.m. and another at 8:30 p.m. At the end of this phase, the first two from each group will qualify for the semi-finals, where they will be pitted against each other. The first of a group facing the second of the other group.

If he avoided Vcarlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, the world number 7 will have to play his best tennis to reach the last four. He who dominated Zverev twice in 5 matches. He has one victory everywhere against his friend Ben Shelton and has been beaten twice by Jodar in three matches. Son will enter the fray on Sunday against Ben Shelton, before challenging the new world No. 1 Alexander Zverev on Tuesday.