Half an hour of heartbreak flattened Melbourne Park before a ‘beautiful’ piece of sportsmanship lifted the mood.
Tommy Paul advanced to his third Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open with a dominant 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Paul's impressive performance in the Melbourne heat highlighted his strong tournament record.
Taking on the highly-touted Jakub Mensik, Davidovich Fokina escaped from two match points down. Both were saved with gutsy poise: the first involved stellar reaction time to a net cord and a clean volley winner capped a thrilling exchange. By the end, the 25-year-old deflated the Czech, wrapping up a 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-2 win.
The second-round meeting between Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime had to be suspended during the first set, and was later moved to a different court. Here’s why.
Giant-killing Jakub Mensik’s Australian Open ended today at the hands of Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina as the 19-year-old Czech crashed out in
Carlos Alcaraz stayed on course for a blockbuster Australian Open quarterfinal with Novak Djokovic when marathon man Jack Draper retired during their last-16 clash on Sunday.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 66 in the world) takes on Tommy Paul (No. 11) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open.Davidovich Fokina defeated Jakub Mensik 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4,
The first round of the Australian Open kicks off on Day 1 with 16 men’s matches scheduled for Sunday. There should be some incredible action Down Under, and–as always–we here at LastWordOnTennis share our thoughts on every singles match.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina turned impossible dream into improbable reality. World No. 66 Davidovich Fokina fought back from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career upsetting Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7(7),
There is already a match of the tournament, and we are only in the second round of the Australian Open 2025. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has completed a magical comeback against Felix Auger-Aliassime,
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina started his 2025 season at the ... The Spaniard thus reached the second round of the Melbourne Major for the fifth time in his career. Auger-Aliassime will enter ...
In the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Thursday, Jakub Mensik (ranked No. 48) takes on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 66).Mensik enters the Round of 32 after his four-set victory on