Arthur Fils #9France22 – 0Luca Van Assche #43France0

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced

The read

Fils has the clearly stronger hard-court serve and point-winning numbers and won their most recent completed meeting.

• Fils is 11-3 on hard in his last 14 completed matches, winning 57.5% of games and 75.5% of first-serve points
• Van Assche is 7-4 on hard in his last 11, winning 51.8% of games and 49.6% of second-serve points
• Fils won their only completed senior meeting, the 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals semifinal
• Fils played three-set qualifying wins on 28 and 29 September

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The read

Fils's recent hard-court wins have rarely been one-sided enough to clear eight games.

• All six of Fils's most recent completed matches were decided by fewer than eight games
• Van Assche wins 51.8% of hard-court games, keeping matches close
• Fils has played three-setters in three of his last six matches

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced

The read

Fils's game-winning rate on hard courts is well above half and his wins often come by four games or more.

• Fils wins 57.5% of hard-court games in his last 14 matches
• Fils's hard-court wins include 6-3 6-4 and 6-3 6-2 scorelines
• Van Assche wins 51.8% of hard-court games in his last 11

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The read

Fils's second sets have often finished quickly, pulling the combined expectation near the line.

• Fils's second sets average 9.2 games in 13 matches
• Fils has won second sets 6-1 and 6-2 in this window
• Van Assche's second sets average 10.1 games

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The read

Fils's first-set record on hard courts is much stronger than Van Assche's.

• Fils has won the first set in 10 of 13 hard-court best-of-three matches
• Van Assche has won the first set in 5 of 9
• Fils lost the opening set in both Tokyo qualifying matches

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The read

Fils holds a modest edge in second sets on hard courts, though his own record there is close to even.

• Fils is 7-6 in second sets across 13 hard-court best-of-three matches
• Fils's second-set games average is 4.8 won to 4.4 lost
• Van Assche is 6-3 in second sets in the same format

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced

The read

Straight-set outcomes are the most frequent result for both players in this window.

• Six of Fils's 13 hard-court best-of-three matches were 2-0 wins
• Four of Van Assche's nine were 2-0 wins, and two were 0-2 defeats
• Van Assche's hard-court total sets average is 2.33

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The read

Fils's recent hard-court scoring has often finished without a tiebreak.

• Fils has had a tiebreak in 5 of 13 hard-court best-of-three matches
• Van Assche in 5 of 9
• Neither of Fils's two Tokyo qualifying matches contained a tiebreak

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The read

The two players' combined hard-court ace averages fall just under the eleven-ace line.

• Fils averages 6.7 aces and Van Assche 3.5 per hard-court match
• Combined average is about 10.2
• Van Assche's serve is not a major ace source

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced

The read

The combined rate sits just below the line, with Fils's low count offsetting Van Assche's.

• Combined hard-court double-fault average is about 8.2 per match
• Fils averages 2.4 double faults in the last 14 hard-court matches
• Van Assche averages 5.8 in the last 11