Arthur Fils vs Valentin Royer — Montpellier Round of 32

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 32
Arthur Fils
FRA6
Arthur Fils
#24ATP
2001ELO
1930Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$7.9MCAREER
22 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 February 2026
hard
Valentin Royer
FRA
Valentin Royer
#75ATP
1641ELO
1585Hard ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Fils A.
7-6 6-7 6-2
Royer V.
Fils A.
796462
Royer V.
677721

Arthur Fils defeated Valentin Royer 7-6 6-7 6-2 in the Montpellier round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Arthur Fils came in ranked #24.

Key context

  • Match story: Arthur Fils closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Fils A.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Royer V.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Fils A.

Serve advantage — Fils A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Fils A.Royer V.
56
Serve
30
30
Return
20

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Fils A.Royer V.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
58%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Even
68%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Fils A.Royer V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
59
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Dominant
70
30
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
62

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Fils A.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 190 days (−1.5)
Royer V.
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.5+345 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.5Hard Elo 1585
9.6Overall Elo 2001
ELO gap
0.4Overall Elo 1641
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
1.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 5
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.2
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
4.0
7.2
Country comfort
5.7
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Fils A.Royer V.
Freshness·Dominant
90
51

Fils A.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Royer V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
13°CDrizzle
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 82%
Final
Auger Aliassime F.[1]
Mannarino A.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Auger Aliassime F.[1]
Droguet T.
6-46-756-1
Mannarino A.
Damm M.
1-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Droguet T.
Griekspoor T.[4]
7-657-61
Damm M.
Nardi L.
6-37-68
Auger Aliassime F.[1]
Fils A.[6]
6-46-2
Mannarino A.
Gea A.
5-76-46-4
R16
Gea A.
Machac T.[3]
6-34-5
Fils A.[6]
Blanchet U.
7-647-5
Auger Aliassime F.[1]
Wawrinka S.
6-47-63
Damm M.
Bautista Agut R.
6-16-3
Mannarino A.
Humbert U.[5]
6-746-37-64
Droguet T.
Kovacevic A.[8]
4-67-656-4
Griekspoor T.[4]
Carreno Busta P.
6-46-4
Nardi L.
Cobolli F.[2]
6-26-3
R32
Gea A.
Mpetshi Perricard G.
6-30-0
Wawrinka S.
Medjedovic H.
7-636-4
Droguet T.
Choinski J.
6-27-62
Nardi L.
Basilashvili N.
6-36-3
Humbert U.[5]
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-36-4
Damm M.
Hurkacz H.[7]
7-656-4
Mannarino A.
Martinez P.
7-636-1
Kovacevic A.[8]
Kouame M.
6-756-26-2
Blanchet U.
Vavassori A.
6-46-3
Fils A.[6]
Royer V.
7-676-746-2
Bautista Agut R.
Oconnell C.
5-76-37-5
Carreno Busta P.
Kecmanovic M.
4-66-37-64