ATP Masters Monte-Carlo: Davidovich Fokina first finalist
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was the first player to reach the final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Monte Carlo. The Spaniard defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6: 4, 6: 7 (3) and 6: 3.
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Apr 16, 2022, 04:36 pm
This time the t-shirt stayed clean for Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who in his success against Novak Djokovic in round two had landed one pike after the other on the Rainier III court in Monte-Carlo. Because Grigor Dimitrov was initially only able to really endanger his opponent for a very short time: At the beginning of the second set, Dimitrov led with a break, but gave it back at the first opportunity.
Davidovich Fokina seized the chance, simply made fewer mistakes than Dimitrov, and at a score of 5: 4 made it into the final of an ATP tournament for the first time. And Davidovich Fokina's hand was still shaking at the end: he opened up just as many opportunities for the re-break for Dimitrov with three errors. The 2017 ATP World Champion happily grabbed it. And equalized with a sovereign tie-break. Dimitriv also started better in the decision and almost made the double break. After a playing time of 2:43, the Spaniard's second match point was there.
In tomorrow's final, Davidovich Fokina will definitely start as an outsider. He has a 0: 3 record against Alexander Zverev, and the 22-year-old has also lost the two previous matches against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Here the individual tableau in Monte Carlo
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