Tommy Paul’s run at the Miami Open is over. French 21-year-old Arthur Fils defeated the American 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) in a punishing quarterfinal match on Thursday. The three-set battle came down to the wire. Both players refused to break.
Fils advances to his second consecutive Miami Open semifinal. He is now chasing a specific piece of history. Fils is trying to become the first Frenchman since Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2010 to reach back-to-back semifinals at this Masters 1000 tournament.
Paul leaves Miami with a career milestone. The 28-year-old made his first-ever quarterfinal appearance at the tournament. The deep run confirms his return to form after dealing with injury setbacks late in the 2025 season. He fought hard in the tiebreakers. He just missed the critical points.
Arthur Fils, 4 match points in a row saved on Tommy Paul, and now with match point, 7-6, in this final set tiebreak of their epic Miami Open quarterfinal. #ATP pic.twitter.com/y6kFiTAUvo
— Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (BlueSky too now) (@sluggahjells) March 26, 2026
The rest of the Miami Open draw is dealing with a buzzsaw. Defending champion Jannik Sinner has dominated headlines across the bracket. Sinner shattered Novak Djokovic’s 10-year-old record by winning 28 consecutive sets at ATP Masters 1000 events. The field is wide open for Fils, but the competition is historically steep.