French tennis player Arthur Fils heads into the US Open (the final Grand Slam of the year, played in New York) with renewed confidence after claiming his maiden Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati last week — becoming the first French player to win at that level since Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2014. The 22-year-old, ranked a career-high 11th in the world, overcame several top-10 opponents in Ohio despite having spent much of the past year sidelined by a back fracture and a hip injury. He enters the tournament as a credible outsider, though his draw is tough: he opens against former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas and could face Carlos Alcaraz — the defending champion — in the quarterfinals.