Arthur Fils is into the 2023 ATP Antwerp final, a match that will take place on Sunday. The French teenager is into the championship match at the European Open after swiping aside all the competition he has faced so far at the venue. Fils will face Alexander Bublik in the final match in the tournament, one where Fils is favored to claim what would be his second career title. My Fils vs Bublik prediction is that the former will win this match on Sunday from Belgium.
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Arthur Fils vs Alexander Bublik Head-to-Head Series
The final in Antwerp will be the first time that these two players will collide. In terms of rankings, there isn’t much difference between them. Fils is ranked 38th in the world while Bublik is ranked 36th. Bublik has dropped a set en route to the final and it was in a match where he was favored. If there is a crack in anyone’s armor between the Antwerp finalists, then it belongs to Bublik. Fils is 6-0 in sets played this week, which included eliminating the top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals.
Prior to the current event, Bublik had lost early in two consecutive tournaments. Meanwhile, Fils enjoyed a three-match event at the recent Shanghai Masters, which included knocking out Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who was a seed in the event. Fils also took a set off of Tommy Paul in Shanghai. If you were to assess Fils’ level of play at the moment, you would throw out his ranking and mark him as being on par with the World No. 22 to 25. It’s possible to place him higher than that for sure. Needless to say, he looks a lot better than Bublik as the two prepare for the final in Belgium.
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Fils vs Bublik Prediction: Fils wins the title
In picking Fils to win this match, I’m not jumping on a bandwagon. Yes, he is the favorite at -150 but I picked Fils pre-tournament (see embedded article below) at 9 to 1 to win the final match (bet365). Also, I picked him at 9 to 2 to make the final, a recommendation that has hit. I see no reason to back away from Fils at this point as he continues to make progress in what appears to be a blossoming career.
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