Arthur Fils vs Felix Auger AliassimeIndian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
#24ATP
2001ELO
1930Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$7.9MCAREER
22 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
#4ATP
1958ELO
1932Hard ELO
$2.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
25 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWLW
Fils A.
6-3 7-6
Auger Aliassime F.
Fils A.
67112
Auger Aliassime F.
3690

Arthur Fils defeated Felix Auger Aliassime 6-3 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Felix Auger Aliassime came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Arthur Fils had arrived on a 4-match winning run. Arthur Fils claimed a first win over Felix Auger Aliassime in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Arthur Fils closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-02MontpellierQFhardFelix Auger Aliassime6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Fils A.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Auger Aliassime F.

Auger Aliassime F.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Fils A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Auger Aliassime F.
56
Serve
74
30
Return
44

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
58%
55%
Service points won·Even
68%
71%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Even
67%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
84
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Clear edge
70
50
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Even
99
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2Hard Elo 1930
Surface ELO
4.8+3 Hard Elo edge
5.8Overall Elo 2001
ELO gap
4.2Overall Elo 1958
0.0
H2H
10.0
7.1
Surface form
7.6
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.1
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
5.5
Context
7.0
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
Freshness·Dominant
88
53

Fils A.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Auger Aliassime F.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 112 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 11%