Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Last updated

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (2023 US Open) 06 (cropped).jpg
Davidovich Fokina at the 2023 US Open
Full nameAlejandro Davidovich Fokina
Country (sports)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Residence Fuengirola, Spain
Born (1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 (age 25) [1]
Rincón de la Victoria, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Fernando Verdasco (2024-) [2]
Jorge Aguirre (2009-2024)
Prize money US$ 6,045,910 [3]
Singles
Career record106–110 (49.1% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 21 (21 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 33 (17 June 2024) [4]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
French Open QF (2021)
Wimbledon 3R (2023)
US Open 4R (2020, 2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 3R (2020)
Doubles
Career record10–19 (34.5% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 196 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 587 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2022)
French Open 1R (2021)
Wimbledon 2R (2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (2020)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (born 5 June 1999) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 21 achieved on 21 August 2023 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 196 achieved on 21 February 2022.

Contents

Early life

Davidovich Fokina was born and raised in La Cala del Moral, Rincón de la Victoria, about 10 km away from Málaga, Spain, to Swedish-Russian father Eduard Mark Davidovich, and Russian mother Tatiana Fokina. [5] [6] His father is a former boxer. [6] Davidovich Fokina has a brother, Mark. Alejandro began playing tennis with his father at the age of three. When he turned five, he started training at Calaflores and later Serramar tennis courts with coach Manolo Rubiales.[ citation needed ]

Junior career

Davidovich Fokina was Spanish Champion at U12, U15 and U18 levels. He started his professional tennis career in 2016. He won his first ITF Grade 1 in Canada at the Repentigny Internationaux de Tennis Junior, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinal, and Liam Caruana in the final. In October, he won his first doubles title in a Futures tournament held in Nigeria partnering French player Alexis Klégou. During 2017, as a junior, he made his ATP debut at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in April thanks to a qualifying wild card. He defeated Roberto Carballés Baena in three sets. He lost in the second round of qualifying to Santiago Giraldo in three sets. He also reached the junior Roland Garros semifinals, losing to Alexei Popyrin in straight sets.

He defeated Rudolf Molleker in the first round and won the 2017 Wimbledon boys' singles title without dropping a set, winning the final against Argentine Axel Geller.

Professional career

2018: First Challenger final

In 2018, he was the hitting partner for the Spanish Davis Cup team at the tie Spain vs. Great Britain held at Marbella. In March, Davidovich won his first ITF Futures 15K title at Quinta do Lago in Portugal, defeating Roberto Ortega Olmedo. He started playing the ATP Challenger Tour during the season.

He received his first qualifying wildcard for ATP Masters 1000 at Madrid where he lost against Taylor Fritz. At the ATP Lisbon Challenger in May, he defeated Alex de Minaur in the first round. He then lost to Christian Harrison in the second. In the second round of Wimbledon qualifying, he lost to Peter Polansky.

In September, Davidovich reached his first ATP Challenger final in Poland after defeating Molleker in the semifinal. He lost the final against Guido Andreozzi in three sets. During his Asian tour, he reached the quarterfinals at the Liuzhou Challenger and the semifinals at the Shenzhen Challenger.

2019: Two Challenger titles

Davidovich Fokina started the season playing the first round of Australian Open qualifying by defeating Daniel Gimeno Traver.

He reached the quarterfinals at the Chennai Challenger and the final at the Bangkok Challenger II, which he lost to James Duckworth. He made the semifinals at the Marbella Challenger on his home soil, losing to Pablo Andújar in three sets.

He played his first ATP main draw match, losing in the first round of the Grand Prix Hassan II to Philipp Kohlschreiber after winning two qualifying matches. Later in the month, he reached the semifinals of the 2019 Estoril Open as a qualifier, beating Gaël Monfils and Taylor Fritz along the way.

He entered in the main draw of his first Grand Slam at the 2019 French Open as a lucky loser.

Later in the year, he finally won his first ATP Challenger title, defeating Jaume Munar to win the Seville Challenger. Just a month after that triumph, he won his second Challenger title in Liuzhou, defeating Denis Istomin in the final.

2020: First ATP doubles title, US Open fourth round

In 2020, Davidovich Fokina reached the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2020 Australian Open. He beat Norbert Gombos in a 5-set epic before falling to Diego Schwartzman.

He won his first ATP title in doubles at the 2020 Chile Open in Santiago, partnering with fellow Spaniard Roberto Carballés Baena, where they defeated 2nd seeded pair Marcelo Arévalo/Jonny O'Mara in the final.

He reached the second round of the 2020 French Open for the first time by defeating wildcard Harold Mayot before losing to 13th seed Andrey Rublev.

At the 2020 US Open, Davidovich Fokina reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, beating Dennis Novak, Hubert Hurkacz, and Cameron Norrie, before losing in straight sets to Alexander Zverev. In Cologne 1, he reached the semifinals, beating qualifier Emil Ruusuvuori, 8th seed Marin Cilic, and Dennis Novak before losing to eventual champion and top seed Alexander Zverev in straight sets.

He got his first Masters victory against 11th seed Karen Khachanov at the 2020 Paris Masters in 3 sets. He also beat wildcard Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets before being crushed by 6th seed Diego Schwartzman 6–1, 6–1.

2021: French Open quarterfinal, Top 35 and Olympics debut

Davidovich Fokina at the 2021 French Open Davidovich Fokina RG21 (19) (51376427133).jpg
Davidovich Fokina at the 2021 French Open

Davidovich Fokina missed the Australian Open after testing positive for COVID-19. [7] He started his season in February by playing at the Quimper Challenger. As the top seed, he retired during his first-round match against Thomas Fabbiano due to an ankle injury. [8] As the top seed in Biella, he fell in the second round to Federico Gaio. [9] At the Open Sud de France, he beat fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz in the second round. [10] He lost in the quarterfinals to Egor Gerasimov. [11] Playing at the Rotterdam Open, he was defeated in the second round by qualifier and eventual finalist, Márton Fucsovics. [12] After Rotterdam, he competed at the Open 13 in Marseille. Seeded seventh, he was eliminated in the second round by French qualifier Arthur Rinderknech. [13] At the Dubai Championships, he was beaten in the second round by 14th seed Filip Krajinović. [14]

Davidovich Fokina started his clay-court season at the first edition of the Andalucía Open in Marbella, Spain. Seeded fifth, he lost in the second round to Ilya Ivashka. [15] He had a great run at the Monte-Carlo Masters. He started the tournament by beating Alex de Minaur in the first round. [16] He then got his first Top ten victory by defeating eighth seed and World N0. 10 Matteo Berrettini, in the second round. [17] In the third round, he won over French wildcard Lucas Pouille to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final. [18] He retired after losing the first set during his quarterfinals match against fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas due to a left quadriceps injury. [19] Due to his great result in Monte-Carlo, his ranking improved from 58 to 48. In Barcelona, he fell in the first round to Alexander Bublik. [20] Seeded eighth at the Estoril Open, he made it to the semifinals where he was defeated by seventh seed, compatriot, and eventual champion, Albert Ramos Viñolas. [21] At the Madrid Open, he defeated French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round in three long sets. [22] He was eliminated in the second round by second seed Daniil Medvedev. [23] Getting past qualifying at the Italian Open, he reached the third round where he was beaten by top seed and five-time champion, Novak Djokovic. [24] Ranked 46 at the French Open, he stunned 15th seed Casper Ruud in his third-round match to reach his second fourth round Grand Slam appearance. [25] He then beat Federico Delbonis to reach his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. [26] He ended up losing his quarterfinals match to sixth seed Alexander Zverev. [27]

Seeded sixth at the Eastbourne International, Davidovich Fokina retired after losing the first set during his second-round match against Vasek Pospisil due to a lower back injury. [28] Seeded 30th at Wimbledon, he fell in the first round to American Denis Kudla. [29]

Representing Spain at the Summer Olympics, Davidovich Fokina lost in the third round to top seed Novak Djokovic. [30]

2022: Maiden Tour & Masters 1000 final & top 30 debut

At the Monte Carlo Masters, Davidovich Fokina recorded the biggest victory of his career by defeating world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the second round. [31] He progressed to the quarterfinals for the second year in a row by defeating David Goffin in the third round, then defeated Taylor Fritz and Grigor Dimitrov to reach his maiden career singles final. He became the first man to reach his maiden career final at a Masters tournament since Filip Krajinović in the 2017 Paris Masters. He then lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas. As a result, he reached the top 30 at world No. 27 on 18 April 2022.He recorded his first win at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships defeating top-10 player and 7th seed Hubert Hurkacz in a tight 3+1⁄2 hours five set match with a super tiebreak in the fifth after missing three match points. [32] He lost his second round match to Jiri Vesely after being handed a second code violation and point penalty for ball-abuse on match point in the fifth set super tiebreak, after hitting the ball out of the court, in a nearly four hours marathon on court. [33] [34] At the US Open, Davidovich Fokina lost in the fourth round to Matteo Berrettini in five sets after twisting his knee in the fifth set. [35]

2023: Top 25 debut, Masters semifinal in Toronto & fifth top-10 win

Davidovich Fokina at the 2023 US Open, round 2 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - US Open round 2.jpg
Davidovich Fokina at the 2023 US Open, round 2

At the 2023 BNP Paribas Open he reached the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 for a third time in his career defeating wildcard Yibing Wu, 13th seed Karen Khachanov and qualifier Cristian Garín. As a result, he made his top 25 debut in the rankings on 20 March 2023.

At the 2023 National Bank Open he reached his second Masters semifinal overall and first on ATP level for the season in his sixth quarterfinal attempt defeating J.J. Wolf, 13th seed Alexander Zverev, third seed Casper Ruud and Mackenzie McDonald. [36]

At the 2023 US Open, Davidovich Fokina defeated Marcos Giron and Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in his first two rounds in straight sets, before falling to 14th seed Tommy Paul in four sets.

2024: 100th win

He recorded his 100th win at the 2024 Open 13 Provence over Grégoire Barrère. [37] [38]

Playing style

Davidovich Fokina is known for having one of the best drop shots on the ATP Tour. His playing style could generally be described as aggressive, and his level tends to fluctuate over the course of a match. He also frequently deploys an underarm serve. Although he is not the tallest of players, he makes up for this disadvantage with his quick movement and powerful groundstrokes. Additionally, Davidovich Fokina can often be seen diving on courts of all surfaces, which leads to both wildly entertaining shotmaking and occasionally injury. He is also known for his excellent returns, often finding sharp angles.[ citation needed ]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Italian Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 2R A 2R 2R 2R 0 / 44–450%
French Open A 1R 2R QF 1R 3R 2R 0 / 68–657%
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 NH 1R 2R 3R 0 / 33–350%
US Open A Q1 4R 1R 4R 3R 0 / 48–467%
Win–loss0–00–15–34–35–47–42–20 / 1723–1758%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AANH 2R 2R QF 2R 0 / 45–456%
Miami Open AANHA 1R 3R 3R 0 / 32–340%
Monte-Carlo Masters AANH QF F 1R 1R 0 / 48–467%
Madrid Open Q1 1R NH 2R 2R 4R 3R 0 / 55–550%
Italian Open AA 1R 3R 2R 3R 2R 0 / 54–544%
Canadian Open AANH 1R 1R SF 0 / 34–357%
Cincinnati Masters AA Q1 1R 1R 2R 0 / 31–325%
Shanghai Masters AANH 2R 0 / 10–10%
Paris Masters AA 3R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 43–443%
Win–loss0–00–12–27–78–813–92–50 / 3232–3250%
Career statistics
Tournaments081023262511103
Overall win–loss0–03–1013–1027–2321–2632–289–11105–108
Win % – 23%57%54%45%53%45%49%
Year-end ranking2378752503126$6,363,623

Significant finals

ATP Masters 1000 finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters Clay Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 3–6, 6–7(3–7)

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–1)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Apr 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters, MonacoMasters 1000Clay Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 3–6, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Feb 2020 Chile Open, Chile250 SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena Flag of El Salvador.svg Marcelo Arévalo
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara 		7–6(7–3), 6–1

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 9 (3–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
ITF Futures Tour (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2017Spain F18, Palma del Río FuturesHard Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Viola 6–7(0–7), 5–7
Loss0–2Jul 2017Spain F19, Bakio FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Ortega Olmedo 6–0, 2–6, 1–6
Loss0–3Sep 2017Spain F27, San Sebastián FuturesClay Flag of Spain.svg Eduard Esteve Lobato7–5, 0–6, 1–6
Win1–3Mar 2018Portugal F4, Quinta do Lago FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Ortega Olmedo 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Loss1–4 Sep 2018 Szczecin, PolandChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss1–5 Feb 2019 Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Duckworth 4–6, 3–6
Loss1–6 Sep 2019 Genoa, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Sonego 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Win2–6 Sep 2019 Seville, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Munar 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win3–6 Oct 2019 Liuzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2016Nigeria F6, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Benin.svg Alexis Klégou Flag of Poland.svg Karol Drzewiecki
Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Smoła		6–4, 6–1
Loss1–1Sep 2017Spain F27, San Sebastián FuturesClay Flag of Benin.svg Alexis Klégou Flag of Spain.svg Íñigo Cervantes Huegun
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Gimeno Traver 		6–4, 5–7, [6–10]

Record against top 10 players

Davidovich Fokina's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

PlayerRecordWin %HardClayGrassLast Match
Number 1 ranked players
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 1–517%0–31–2–Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2023 Davis Cup
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 0–10%–0–1–Lost (6–7(5–7), 4–6) at 2023 Barcelona
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 0–10%0–1––Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2022 Gijón
Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 0–40%0–30–1–Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2024 Dubai
Number 2 ranked players
Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 2–167%1–11–0–Won (7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)) at 2023 Toronto
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 1–420%1–30–1–Lost (7–6(7–4), 2–6, 1–6) at 2023 Beijing
Number 3 ranked players
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 2–0100%–2–0–Won (6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–3) at 2022 Monte Carlo
Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 1–150%1–1––Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Paris Masters
Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner 0–10%0–1––Lost (6–4, 6–7(6–8), 3–6) at 2022 Dubai
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 0–30%0–10–2–Lost (3–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2022 Monte Carlo
Number 4 ranked players
Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 1–150%–1–00–1Lost (3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(8–10)) at 2023 Wimbledon
Number 5 ranked players
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 2–167%0–12–0–Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2022 Paris Masters
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 0–30%0–10–2–Lost (6–7(8–10), 3–6) at 2023 Rome
Number 6 ranked players
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 1–0100%–1–0–Won (6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–4) at 2019 Estoril
Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 1–0100%1–0––Won (6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–2) at 2021 Metz
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini 1–150%0–11–0–Lost (6–3, 6–7(2–7), 3–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2022 US Open
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime 0–30%0–20–1–Lost (4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2023 Doha
Number 7 ranked players
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 1–150%–1–00–1Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2022 Monte Carlo
Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 0–10%–0–1–Lost (5–7, 6–7(5–7)) at 2019 Madrid
Number 8 ranked players
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie 2–0100%1–01–0–Won (6–2, 6–3) at 2021 Rome
Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz 4–267%3–10–11–0Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2024 United Cup
Flag of Russia.svg Karen Khachanov 2–167%2–00–1–Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Monte Carlo
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 0–10%0–1––Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2021 Toronto
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 0–40%0–4––Lost (6–1, 3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Montréal
Number 9 ranked players
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur 2–250%0–21–01–0Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2023 Toronto
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 1–233%1–2––Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2023 Adelaide International 2
Number 10 ranked players
Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille 1–0100%–1–0–Won (6–2, 7–6(7–2)) at 2021 Monte Carlo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 0–10%0–1––Lost (6–4, 4–6, 2–6) at 2022 Indian Wells
Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe 0–10%–0–1–Lost (6–7(5–7), 7–5, 5–7) at 2022 Estoril
Total26–4636.11%11–30
(26.83%)		13–14
(48.15%)		2–2
(50%)		* Statistics correct as of 9 March 2024

Top 10 wins

Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total
Wins0012216
#OpponentRankEventSurfaceRdScoreADFR
2021
1. Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini 10 Monte-Carlo Masters, MonacoClay2R7–5, 6–358
2022
2. Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 1 Monte-Carlo Masters, MonacoClay2R6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–146
3. Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz 10 Wimbledon, London, EnglandGrass1R7–6(7–4), 6–4, 5–7, 2–6, 7–6(10–8)37
2023
4. Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 7 Madrid, SpainClay3R7–6(7–1), 5–7, 7–6(7–5)35
5. Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 5 Toronto, CanadaHard3R7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)37
2024
6. Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz9 United Cup, AustraliaHardRR3–6, 6–3, 6–426

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win 2017 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Argentina.svg Axel Geller 7–6(7–2), 6–3

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Filip Krajinović</span> Serbian tennis player

Filip Krajinović is a Serbian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 on 23 April 2018. His ATP Tour debut came at the 2009 Serbia Open, where he lost in the first round. His best individual result has been a Masters 1000 final, at the 2017 Paris Masters. He played a Davis Cup semifinal with the Serbian national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Márton Fucsovics</span> Hungarian tennis player

Márton Fucsovics is a Hungarian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 31 on 4 March 2019. He is currently the No. 2 Hungarian player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roberto Bautista Agut</span> Spanish professional tennis player (born 1988)

Roberto Bautista Agut is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 9 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in singles, which he first achieved on 4 November 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Goffin</span> Belgian tennis player (born 1990)

David Goffin is a Belgian professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 7, making him the highest ranked Belgian man in history. He is also the first and only Belgian man to be ranked in the top 10.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dušan Lajović</span> Serbian tennis player (born 1990)

Dušan Lajović is a Serbian professional tennis player. Lajović has won two singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Tour. On 29 April 2019, Lajović reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 23. On 21 September 2020, he peaked at No. 82 in the doubles rankings. He is best known for his clay-court game, kick serve and strong flowing groundstrokes, especially his one-handed backhand. Lajović regularly represents Serbia in team competitions, after playing in the now defunct World Team Cup in 2010 and 2011, he is a member of the Serbian Davis Cup team since 2012 and he contributed greatly to Serbia winning the inaugural ATP Cup in 2020, as he won four of six matches. He won his first singles tournament at the 2019 Croatia Open and reached his first Masters 1000 final at the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diego Schwartzman</span> Argentine tennis player (born 1992)

Diego Sebastián Schwartzman is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist, his best results have been on this surface. He is noted for his high-quality return game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jan-Lennard Struff</span> German tennis player

Jan-Lennard Struff is a German professional tennis player. He has won four doubles titles, and in 2024 at the age of 33, Struff won his first ATP singles title by beating third seeded Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the final of the BMW Open. With that win, Struff became the third oldest first-time champion since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 21 on 19 June 2023. In doubles, he achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 22 October 2018. He is the current German No. 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mackenzie McDonald</span> American tennis player (born 1995)

Michael Mackenzie Lowe McDonald is an American professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 37 in singles and No. 49 in doubles in October 2023. He won the 2016 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships in both singles and doubles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Borna Ćorić</span> Croatian tennis player (born 1996)

Borna Ćorić is a Croatian professional tennis player. On 5 November 2018, he reached his best singles ranking of world No. 12. In 2022, Ćorić became the lowest-ranked champion in Masters 1000 history when he won the Cincinnati title. He is currently the No. 1 Croatian player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taylor Fritz</span> American tennis player (born 1997)

Taylor Harry Fritz is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on February 27, 2023, and a doubles ranking of world No. 104, achieved on July 26, 2021. Fritz has won seven ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2022 Indian Wells Masters. His best results at the majors are reaching the quarterfinals of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, the 2023 US Open and the 2024 Australian Open.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hubert Hurkacz</span> Polish tennis player (born 1997)

Hubert Hurkacz is a Polish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles by the ATP, achieved on 29 January 2024, making him the highest-ranked Polish man in singles history. He has won eight ATP Tour singles titles, including two Masters 1000 titles at the 2021 Miami Open and the 2023 Shanghai Masters, becoming the first Pole to win an ATP Masters 1000 title. Hurkacz also has a career-high ranking of world No. 30 in doubles, which he attained in June 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tommy Paul (tennis)</span> American tennis player (born 1997)

Tommy Paul is an American professional tennis player. Paul has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 12, achieved on 2 October 2023, and doubles ranking of No. 97, achieved on 12 September 2022. He has won two ATP Tour titles, and reached a major semifinal at the 2023 Australian Open.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Casper Ruud</span> Norwegian tennis player (born 1998)

Casper Ruud is a Norwegian professional tennis player. Ruud has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2, achieved on 12 September 2022, making him the highest-ranked Norwegian in history. He has won twelve ATP Tour singles titles and finished runner-up at three majors and at the 2022 ATP Finals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex de Minaur</span> Australian tennis player (born 1999)

Alex de Minaur is an Australian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 7 on 17 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 58 on 12 October 2020. He has won nine ATP Tour singles titles and one in doubles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lloyd Harris (tennis)</span> South African tennis player (born 1997)

Lloyd George Muirhead Harris is a South African professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as World No. 31 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on 13 September 2021, making him the current African and South African No. 1 men's singles player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 108, achieved on 6 June 2022. Harris has won one doubles ATP tournament, three ATP Challenger singles titles and two Challenger doubles titles and has also won 13 ITF singles titles and 4 ITF doubles titles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Botic van de Zandschulp</span> Dutch tennis player (born 1995)

Botic van de Zandschulp is a Dutch professional tennis player. Van de Zandschulp has a career high ranking of world No. 22 in singles by the ATP, achieved on 29 August 2022. He is the current Dutch No. 2 men's singles player. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 60, achieved on 22 May 2023. Van de Zandschulp has won one ATP Challenger singles title in Hamburg and one ATP Challenger doubles title in Alphen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomáš Macháč</span> Czech tennis player (born 2000)

Tomáš Macháč is a Czech professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 on 10 June 2024 and doubles ranking of No. 56 on 10 June 2024. He is currently the No. 2 Czech player.

The 2021 Novak Djokovic tennis season is considered one of Djokovic's best. It saw him become the second man in tennis history to achieve the Surface Slam following Rafael Nadal in 2010, and repeat his feat from 2015 of reaching all four major finals in a season. He won five tournaments, three of them majors: the Australian Open, the French Open, and the Wimbledon Championships. Djokovic reached the final of the US Open in an attempt to achieve the Grand Slam, but finished runner-up to Daniil Medvedev. He also won the Paris Masters and Belgrade Open, and reached his first final in a doubles tournament since 2010 at the Mallorca Open.

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open. It was his record-extending tenth Italian Open title and record-equaling 36th Masters 1000 title overall. Nadal saved two match points en route to the title, in his third round match against Denis Shapovalov. This marked the fourth tournament that Nadal had won on 10 or more occasions, making him the only tennis player to do so.

Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. It was his sixth Wimbledon title and 20th major title overall, tying Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's all-time record total of men's singles titles.

References

  1. ↑ "Alejandro Davidovich Fokina". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. ↑ https://www.ubitennis.net/2024/05/world-no-32-davidovich-fokina-replaces-long-time-coach-with-verdasco/
  3. ↑ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ↑ ATP Rankings
  5. ↑ Rando, Javi (28 July 2009). "Davidovich, un tenista mezcla de genes rusos y carácter español". Málaga hoy. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  6. 1 2 "ALEJANDRO DAVIDOVICH FOKINA". Head.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Alejandro Davidovich Fokina decides to skip the Australian Open". www.ubitennis.net. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Kust, Damian (7 February 2021). "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: More Next-Gen American Success in Quimper; Carlos Taberner Stops Munar in Antalya". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  9. ↑ HÉRODE, Jules (18 February 2021). "Biella (CH) - Musetti knows how to play indoors, Marchenko greedy". www.tennisactu.net. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beats Hubert Hurkacz to reach the quarter-final in Montpellier". www.ubitennis.net. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Goffin Closing In On Montpellier Final". www.atptour.com. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  12. ↑ Demartini, Cecilia (5 March 2021). "Borna Coric Upsets Lajovic and Will Face Nishikori at Rotterdam QF". www.sportspundit.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Lupo, John (13 March 2021). "ATP Marseille Day 4 wrapup: Medvedev, Tsitsipas cruise". www.vavel.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  14. ↑ Naqvi, Amir (16 March 2021). "Harris stuns Thiem, Rublev stretches ATP 500 winning run". www.gulftoday.ae. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "ATP roundup: Top seed Daniel Evans falls in Sardegna Open". www.reuters.com. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Alex de Minaur's losing run continues in Monte Carlo, John Millman through to second round". www.abc.net.au. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "How Davidovich Fokina Found 'Mental Calm' In Berrettini Upset". www.atptour.com. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  18. ↑ "Tsitsipas Makes Monte-Carlo Breakthrough, Plays Davidovich Fokina In QFs". www.atptour.com. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  19. ↑ "Tsitsipas Moves Into Monte-Carlo Semi-finals". www.atptour.com. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "Shapovalov Shines On 2021 Clay Debut In Barcelona". www.atptour.com. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  21. ↑ "Estoril Open: Ramos-Vinolas beats Davidovich Fokina to reach the final". www.noticiasaominuto.com. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "Dominic Thiem rolls, Andrey Rublev recovers in Madrid". nationalpost.com. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Medvedev Gets His Wish, Off To Winning Start In Madrid". www.atptour.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  24. ↑ NETHERTON, ALEXANDER (13 May 2021). "TENNIS NEWS - NOVAK DJOKOVIC CRUISES PAST ALEJANDRO DAVIDOVICH FOKINA TO REACH ROME QUARTER-FINALS". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  25. ↑ "Foki Sinks Ruud In Epic Five-Setter". www.atptour.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  26. ↑ "Davidovich Fokina Battles Into Maiden Grand Slam QF". www.atptour.com. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  27. ↑ Chopra, Lakshya (8 June 2021). "French Open 2021: Alexander Zverev thrashes Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, reaches the semifinals for the first time in Paris". firstsportz.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "POSPISIL WINS ON HIS BIRTHDAY, ANDREESCU OVERPOWERED IN ROUND TWO". www.tenniscanada.com. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  29. ↑ Hammond, Cale (28 June 2021). "PLAYER OF THE DAY: DENIS KUDLA". www.tennis.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  30. ↑ "Djokovic breezes past Davidovich Fokina to advance to quarterfinals in Tokyo". www.sportsnet.ca. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  31. ↑ "Monte Carlo Masters: Novak Djokovic beaten in second round by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina". BBC News. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  32. ↑ "Davidovich Fokina Rides Rollercoaster Past Hurkacz in Wimbledon Thriller | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  33. ↑ "Tennis, ATP – Wimbledon 2022: Vesely beats Davidovich Fokina". 29 June 2022.
  34. ↑ "Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Loses to Vesely in the Most Heartbreaking Way at Wimbledon".
  35. ↑ "Matteo Berrettini Beats Alejandro Davidovich Fokina At US Open | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  36. ↑ "Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Seals SF Berth in Toronto | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  37. ↑ "Marseille Open: Davidovich Fokina into second round with 100th career match win". 6 February 2024.
  38. ↑ "Machac downs Murray in Marseille, Foki notches 100th win".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.