Alejandro Davidovich Fokina surprises Khachanov in the 1st round of the Rolex Paris Masters. HIGHLIGHTS – PARIS RESULTS

ROLEX PARIS MASTERS - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Davidovich Fokina stuns Khachanov to compete against Benjamin Bonzi in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Karen Khachanov

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina stuns Karen Khachanov 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the 1st round in Paris on Monday. Davidovich Fokina will fight against Benjamin Bonzi in the 2nd round.

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Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Spaniard grabbed in the 6th game (4-2) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).

The Spaniard converted 11% of his break points (1/9). He had 9 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 70 points. The Spaniard won 10 more points than Karen (40-30). Davidovich Fokina surrendered 8 points on serve (22-8). In addition, on the other side, the Russian conceded 18 points on serve (22-18).

Karen in this set was in much better shape than the Spaniard and without too much struggle he won 6-2 after breaking the Spaniard in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

The Spaniard was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Karen converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Spaniard wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).

They contested 51 points. The Russian was the winner of the set after clinching 11 points more than Davidovich Fokina (31-20). Karen surrendered 5 points on serve (17-5). In addition, on the other side, Davidovich Fokina conceded 14 points on serve (15-14).

Davidovich Fokina had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Khachanov in the 1st game (1-0). Alejandro reinforced his lead after breaking the Russian in the 7th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Alejandro converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, Khachanov was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (2-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 49 points. Alejandro conquered the set after winning 13 more points than the Russian (31-18). Alejandro lost 7 points on serve (17-7). on the other side of the court, Khachanov conceded 14 points on serve (11-14).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Fokina
Khachanov
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
6-3 2-6 6-2
1h:47
Karen Khachanov
92
92
Total points
79
79
43
43
Winners
41
41
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
7
7
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
75%
75%
1st in
70%
70%
69%
69%
1st won
66%
66%
43/62
43/62
1st won
41/62
41/62
52%
52%
2nd won
35%
35%
11/21
11/21
2nd won
9/26
9/26
-- Break Points --
3/13
3/13
Total
2/7
2/7
23%
23%
Won
29%
29%
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At the end of the match, Alejandro scored 92 points vs. the Russian’s 79.

Alejandro won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points after he converted only 23% (3/13) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Khachanov was battling in converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Davidovich Fokina and Khachanov is 1-0 for Alejandro.

Highlights Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Karen Khachanov Rolex Paris Masters – Paris

Draw and next match H2H: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Benjamin Bonzi – stats

Davidovich Fokina will take on Bonzi in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Benjamin Bonzi play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Davidovich Fokina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

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