Overview
- France’s top-ranked player, Arthur Fils, retired from his Italian Open opener Saturday in Rome while trailing 4-0 to Italy’s Andrea Pellegrino.
- He left the court for treatment from an ATP physiotherapist, returned for a game, then stopped during the fifth game after roughly 22 minutes.
- Fils said he felt pain in his hip in the second game and chose not to risk worsening it with Roland-Garros scheduled to start on May 24.
- The 21-year-old, ranked No. 17, had only recently rebounded from a back stress fracture that sidelined him from August 2025 to February 2026.
- His readiness for Paris, including seeding and preparation plans, now depends on medical checks and how the hip responds to treatment.