Arthur Fils isn’t quite ready for a return to professional tennis, but when he is, fans will hear it from the Frenchman himself.
This week, the 21-year-old former world No. 14 launched his own YouTube channel, where he detailed his decision to skip the opening weeks of the 2026 season as he continues to rehab from a back injury that cost him the second half of 2025.
“I’d prefer to come back at 100% rather than returning too early,” the Frenchman says in a video titled “The Right Decision,” the first episode of a vlog series he’s calling “Renaissance.” He speaks about the lead-up to his career-changing injury, when it hit critical mass during a five-set epic against Jaume Munar at Roland Garros, and what he’s been up to since then.
The video also features comments from Fils’ father, Jean-Emmanuel, a former basketball player who has been a driving force in his son’s career, and Christoph Seiler, his kinesiotherapist.
