Op maandag 12 oktober 2026 14:10 schreef Tim86 het volgende:Er staat overigens heel veel druk op bij Fils, dat is wel interessant.
Arthur Fils has every reason in the world to finish 2026 strong 👇A $21.5M bonus pool he's 2nd in, a Masters 1000 at home in Paris, and a first-ever ATP Finals ticket within reach. Today in Shanghai he backed it up: 6-3 6-4 over Kotov, no drama.
💰 The Masters 1000 Bonus Pool: $21.5M split between the top 30 on Masters 1000 + ATP Finals points. Live top 10 after today:
Sinner 5000
Fils 2260
Zverev 2110
Medvedev 1320
Nakashima 1220
Lehecka 1210
Ruud 1170
Shelton 1140
Alcaraz 1110
Tiafoe 1100
🇫🇷 Cincinnati title, semis in Miami and Madrid, quarters at Indian Wells and Montreal. Outside of Sinner, nobody has been more consistent at Masters level this year.
🚫 Can he catch Sinner? Jannik's season is over (knee) and he's parked on 5000. Even with ATP Finals points counting too, Arthur would need to win Shanghai AND Paris, then go deep in Turin. Not happening.
🤯 But here's the twist: the ATP rulebook cuts your bonus by 25% for every mandatory Masters you miss, for any reason, injury included. Sinner will have missed 4 (Canada, Cincinnati, Shanghai, Paris). 4 missed = 100% gone. He stays No. 1 in the standings and walks away with $0. And that $3.9M first-place check isn't passed down to anyone. It just disappears.
💵 So if Fils holds 2nd: $1.96M guaranteed for the spot, plus a points-based share on top. Roughly $2.5M in total, the biggest bonus check of the season. He's played every mandatory Masters, so no deductions. Zverev is only 150 points back though, so Shanghai and Paris still matter.
🏁 Live Race to Turin:
Zverev 8840 ✅
Sinner 7950 ❌ out for the season
Alcaraz 4600 ✅
Shelton 4520
Cobolli 3540
Tiafoe 3430
Fils 3375
Medvedev 3110
Djokovic 2840
De Minaur 2780
With Sinner out, 9th gets a ticket. Fils is almost 600 points clear of the first man out, and every 2026 Slam champ is already in, so there's no backdoor. First ATP Finals of his career is looking very, very likely.
🏠 And then there's Paris Bercy. Home crowd, Masters 1000, his favourite category. The motivation isn't going anywhere.
Who's backing Arthur to go deep in Shanghai? 👇
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