163rd racket of the world Arthur Fiss on Wednesday, unexpectedly made it to the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 tournament in Montpellier.
In the second round match, the 18-year-old Frenchman outplayed the famous Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Aguta (6:3, 6:4), and before that he defeated the mega-experienced Richard Gasquet.
Note that Fiss became the first player born in 2004, who was in the top eight in the ATP tournament.
For a place in the semi-finals, Fis will play with the winner of the match Kenten Alis – Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina.
In 2021, Arthur Fis won the junior Roland Garros in doubles and became finalists in singles.
