No second title this season for Arthur Fils. Winner of Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-final on Saturday, the Habs fell in the final of the ATP 250 in Antwerp against Alexander Bublik on Sunday afternoon (6-4, 6-4). Too solid on serve, the Kazakhstani won his third title, the second indoor after his success in Montpellier last year.
Despite a balanced start to the match, punctuated by several well-felt climbs from the Habs, the 36th player in the world broke first, helped by the unusual waste of his opponent from the back of the court. Carried by a first ball that was too complicated to return, Bublik compensated for his large number of double faults (11), never allowing Son to find his rhythm on the restart. Struggling with his forehand, usually his strong point, Laurent Raymond’s protégé was unable to improve his only break ball during the eighth game, conceding the first set after barely more than half an hour of play (6 -4).