- 25 Feb 2021
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Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina eliminated the No. 4 seed in the Montpellier tournament, Hubert Hurkacz, in the round of 16.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was frightened. But the Spaniard will indeed be at the quarter-finals in Montpellier. The Spaniard, 56th player in the world, saw his right ankle turn at the start of the second set in his match against Hubert Hurkacz, which necessitated the installation of a bandage by the physiotherapist. But that did not prevent him from winning 7-5, 6-2, in 1h27, against the seeded N.4 and winner of the Delray Beach tournament at the start of the season. Despite his 11 aces, the Pole had 10 break points to defend, and saved only 6. Davidovich Fokina, who was down 3-1 early in the match, indeed broke it at 3-1 , then at 5-5 to pocket the first set. He put it back to 2-2 and 4-2 in the second, despite the pain, but facing a Hurkacz completely out of his game. The Spaniard will face Egor Gerasimov, Andy Murray’s first round striker, for a place in the last four.
???? #OSDF We know the second quarter-final!
???? After Sonego vs Goffin, the Spaniard Davidovich qualified against the Polish Hurkacz (7-5, 6-2) and will face the Belarusian Gerasimov in the quarter.
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– viaOccitanie (@viaOccitanieTV) February 25, 2021
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