Djokovic appeared on the ATP Tour for the first time since the end of February, when he lost in the quarterfinals in Dubai to Jiří Veselý. The 34-year-old Serb missed recent major tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami due to a lack of vaccinations that deprived him of the start of the Australian Open.
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The game break was noticeable in the performance of the twenty-time Grand Slam champion. Davidovich, who is 46th in the ATP standings, took his serve three times in the first set. In the second set, the 22-year-old Spaniard was already 3-0, but Djokovic equalized and decided a tight tie-break for himself. The third set was already a clear matter for Davidovich, who turned the second swordball into a long seventh game and could celebrate the biggest win of his career after two hours and 55 minutes.
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Spanish tennis player Alejandro Davidovich Fokina caused a sensation at the Monte Carlo tournament.Photo: Denis Balibouse, Reuters
Top Ten’s opponent defeated Davidovich for the second time. He took Djokovic’s serve nine times, which was only the fifth time that the Serbian star had won the match for two winning sets. “It’s an extraordinary victory for me because I watched Nole when I was little and I’m a big fan of his,” said Davidovich. “I knew Nole wouldn’t trust so much because he didn’t play much this year. I had chances at the beginning of the match and took advantage of them. When he won the second set, it was mentally demanding, but I kept trying to stay focused. I had to be prepared. that it will be a war, “said the Spanish tennis player, who lost the previous two duels smoothly.
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“I didn’t like the way I was in the third set. I was completely out of breath. I just couldn’t stand the exchange with him. If your legs don’t work, you can’t play,” Djokovic said. “The team and I will look at why this was the case, and hopefully it will be better next week in Belgrade.”
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Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas began defending the title with a clear victory over Italian Fabio Fognin. He defeated the winner of the 2019 tournament in the second round match 6: 3, 6: 0.
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Lehečka, who ranks 99th in the world rankings, lost to the recent winner of the tournament in Marrakesh in an hour and a half. The first set was decided by the 47th player of the world Goffin with a break in the fifth game. The young Czech Davis Cup national team had a chance to equalize in the eighth game, but neither of the two breakballs took advantage.
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Lehečka started the second set with a lost service. He himself tried in vain to break the Belgian’s service again. On the contrary, in the ninth gamma, he did not even play a fiftyn at his service and said goodbye to the Monaco clay.
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| MONTE CARLO (clay, subsidy 5,802,475 euros): |
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| Singles – Round 1: |
| Goffin (Belg.) – Lehečka (CZE) 6: 4, 6: 3 |
| Fritz (10-USA) – Catherine (Mon.) 6:7 (6:8), 7:6 (7:5), 6:4 |
| Sonego (16-It.) – Ivaška (Běl.) 6: 3, 6: 3 |
| Evans (Brit.) – Bonzi (Fr.) 6:0, 7:6 (7:4) |
| Ruusuvuori (FIN) – Otte (DEU) 6: 4, 6: 3 |
| Martinez (Sp.) – Humbert (FR) 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 5) |
| Rune (Dán.) – Karacev (Rus.) 7: 6 (7: 1), 4: 6, 6: 3 |
| Djere (Srb.) – Cressy (USA) 6:4, 6:7 (7:9), 6:2 |
| Musetti (It.) – Paire (Fr.) 6: 2, 6: 7 (4: 7), 6: 2. |
| Round 2: |
| Davidovich (Sp.) – Djokovic (1-SRB) 6: 3, 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 1 |
| Tsitsipas (3-Czech) – Fognini (It.) 6: 3, 6: 0 |
| Dimitrov (BGR) – Lajovic (SRB) 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2. |
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