ATP Tour news: Fabulous Arthur Fils tops Frances Tiafoe to triumph in Cincinnati as US Open looms

On the ATP Tour, the Masters 1000 tournament in Canada is swiftly followed by an equivalent event in Cincinnati. And with only one former Masters champion making the last eight in Ohio, there was a strong chance of a new name being added to the list.

France’s Arthur Fils duly became the 24th such player after a series of tremendous displays. Here, Sports News Blitz writer and tennis fan AJ Becker takes a closer look at the achievements of Fils and others over the past week.