French teen Arthur Fils advances to final at Lyon

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 12, 2023 France's Arthur Fils in action during his round of 64 match against Denmark's Holger Rune REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

French teenager Arthur Fils advanced to his first ATP final by holding on for a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) victory over eighth-seeded Brandon Nakashima at the Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes in Lyon, France.

Fils, 18, broke Nakashima's serve in the sixth game of the deciding third set, but the American broke back one game later to make it 4-3. The third-set tie-breaker remained on serve until Fils broke through on Nakashima's serve to make it 6-5 and force match point. He finished the match on his own serve.