Alejandro Davidovich Fokina lost a tough an tense match to lucky loser Pavel Kotov in Mallorca on Tuesday. The Spanish player was not impressed with the behavior of his opponent after being hit in the body in the second set at close range. Alejandro gave a rather frosty handshake at the end of the match and the words were exchanged at the net. Here is the video.
When handshakes aren’t really handshakes pic.twitter.com/gPnvnwX1Ug
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in 2023
Now the world no.34, Davidovich Fokina played his last match on the 27th of June when he was defeated by world no.116 Pavel Kotov 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Mallorca (draw).
This season the Spaniard has achieved an overall 19-16 win-loss record.
Davidovich Fokina will play next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Kotov in Mallorca, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.116, the Russian has managed to achieve a composed 25-20 record in 2023. Kotov is currently playing in Mallorca where he defeated the world no.350 Fernando Verdasco 6-1 7-65, the world no.247 Li Tu 7-64 6-3 and the world no.34 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 2-6 6-3 6-4.
Pavel Kotov will take on the world no.298 Lloyd Harris in the quarter. They have never played each other up to now in top events.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Pavel Kotov clashed against each other just 2 times. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Kotov. Previously, the last time they played each other, Pavel Kotov won 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Mallorca (Mallorca Championships) on the 27th of June 2023.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
