Arthur Fils vs Felix Auger AliassimeIndian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
#21ATP
2001ELO
1930Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$7.9MCAREER
22 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
#4ATP
1958ELO
1932Hard ELO
$2.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
26 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Fils A.
6-3 7-6
Auger Aliassime F.
Fils A.
672
Auger Aliassime F.
360

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. 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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Service points won·Even
68%
70%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Even
67%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
10.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 42). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
81
75
Break points saved·Even
96
99
Break points won·Clear edge
54
31
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Even
97
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
54
84

Fils A.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 106 games (7d) · Auger Aliassime F.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 38 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw