Overview
- Fils said the partnership that started on a trial in Doha will continue on clay, with Ivanisevic set to work courtside in Monaco and Rome while Ivan Cinkus remains the primary coach.
- The team plans to rotate multi‑week blocks between Ivanisevic and Cinkus to layer serve tweaks and match-planning onto Fils’s base game.
- Since linking with Ivanisevic, Fils has reached the Qatar Open final, the Indian Wells quarterfinals, and the Miami Open semifinals, compiling a 13–5 start and rising to about No. 28–31.
- Fils and his coaches pinpoint serve consistency and mental focus as priorities, with his Miami loss to Jiri Lehecka featuring 61% first‑serve points won and 39% on second serve.
- Ivanisevic has said Fils can grow into a top‑five player, and the clay stretch before Roland Garros now serves as a clear test of whether recent gains translate into a lasting ranking climb.