Arthur Fils, one of the few remaining French Open contenders, drops out with injury day before tournament
Fils was tied for the fourth-best odds in the field before Saturday.
The 2025 French Open was already light on true contenders after Carlos Alcaraz pulled out with a wrist injury . Now, one day before the tournament begins, one of the few remaining names to know is out as well. Arthur Fils, who was previously tied for the fourth-best odds in the field behind only Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic , announced Saturday he was dropping out of Roland-Garros with an unspecified hip injury.
He explained that he experienced hip pain while playing in Rome two weeks ago, via the ATP Tour : “After, I did some exams. Everything was looking pretty fine, but still a lot of pain. So I was not able to practise for the last two weeks,” Fils said.
“Actually, the practice today were my first-ever points since two weeks in Rome. “Yeah, I will not be fit 100 per cent to play the tournament, and I will not take any risk like I did last year. I don't want to be stupid.
” Fils, seeded 17th, was set to face retiring great Stan Wawrinka in the first round on Monday. The 2015 Roland-Garros champion will now face lucky loser Jesper de Jong. Had Fils advanced, he would have faced Zverev in the quarter final if the rest of the draw went chalk.