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Arthur Fils has already outlined his retirement plans despite being just 19 years old. The Frenchman has been one of this year\u2019s breakout stars, rising from No 251 in the world into the top 40. His efforts earned him an invitation to train with Rafael Nadal this month but he is already thinking about his post-tennis career and has some unusual plans to star in action movies.<\/p>\n
Fils capped off his first full season on tour with a run to the final of the Next Gen Finals. The world No 36 was the highest-ranked man in the field at the 21-and-under tournament in Jeddah but narrowly lost out to Hamad Medjedovic. He will now stay in the Middle East to hit with Nadal after receiving a special invitation to help the 37-year-old prepare for his comeback.<\/p>\n
While it gives Nadal a chance to hit with a top player again, it will also be a huge opportunity for the teenage sensation to spar with one of the sport\u2019s great champions which will prove valuable for his career. But the 19-year-old also has one eye on his retirement goals with an outlandish goal for a new profession.<\/p>\n
Asked what job he\u2019d have if he wasn\u2019t playing tennis, the world No 36 told the ATP: \u201cAn actor, for sure.\u201d And the French ace has a particular genre in mind as he aims to follow his movie-star dream in retirement.<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive tennis news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Just in <\/strong> Rafael Nadal’s uncle fires warning to Djokovic and Alcaraz ahead of comeback[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n He added: \u201cThat\u2019s what I’m going to do after my career, for sure. Action movies, like Michael B. Jordan.\u201d His goal of starring in action movies will have to wait, however, as Fils is heading to Nadal\u2019s Kuwait academy for a training week with the former world No 1.<\/p>\n Nadal recently announced that he would be making a comeback at the Brisbane International – almost a full year after his last match and more than six months after undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery. The Spaniard made a successful return to the practice courts and is now hoping to raise the intensity of his training sessions.<\/p>\n To do that, he\u2019ll be hitting with Lyon Open champion Fils for a week. It came as a pleasant surprise to the teenager, who said: \u201cI was very happy, very surprised when he asked me to practise with him.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5098687.jpg?r=1701788616346\")
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