Davidovich Fokina Battles Hard To Reach Estoril Second Round
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina recorded his 10th match win of the season on Monday at the Millennium Estoril Open. The eight seed battled hard to beat fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in two hours and 29 minutes for a place in the second round.
The 21-year-old, who is looking to push higher than his current career-high of No. 48 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, will next face France’s Jeremy Chardy or countryman Jaume Munar, the recent AnyTech365 Andalucia Open runner-up (l. to Carreno Busta).
Davidovich Fokina recorded the biggest win of his career two weeks ago at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, where he beat World No. 10 Matteo Berrettini en route to the quarter-finals.
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Later today, sixth-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic takes on 17-year-old Spanish qualifier Carlos Alcaraz and former World No. 5 Kevin Anderson meets American Frances Tiafoe.