Alejandro Davidovich Fokina surprises Fritz in the quarter of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. HIGHLIGHTS – MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS RESULTS

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina stuns Taylor Harry Fritz 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Friday. Davidovich Fokina will fight against Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the quarter in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

Davidovich Fokina added to his prize money € 113,515 after winning this match. He has won already € 249,740 until now in this competition. If he wins the next match, Alejandro will add € 206,980 to his earnings to get in total € 456,720.

Highlights Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Taylor Harry Fritz Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Monte-Carlo

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 105 points vs. the American’s 93.

Davidovich Fokina

Alejandro won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points after he converted only 21% (4/19) of the procured opportunities.

Fritz

On the other side, the American was struggling when converting his break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Davidovich Fokina and Fritz is 2-1 for Alejandro.

Draw and next match H2H: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Grigor Dimitrov – stats

Davidovich Fokina will compete against Dimitrov in the semifinal.

This will be the 2^nd time that Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Grigor Dimitrov square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Davidovich Fokina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Live score progression and stats

Taylor in this set was too good for the Spaniard and consequently he won 6-2 after breaking the Spaniard in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 8^th (6-2) game.

Fritz was on the money in converting all his break points in the 3^rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8^th game (5-2 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the Spaniard was flawless in converting all his break points in the 1^st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A), the 3^rd (1-1 40-A), the 5^th (1-3 40-A) and the 7^th game (2-4 30-40).

They played 70 points. The American was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than the Spaniard (38-32). The American lost 17 points on serve (25-17). on the other side of the net, the Spaniard conceded 13 points on serve (15-13).

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Spaniard clinched in the 9^th game (5-4) prior to finally winning the set (6-4).

The Spaniard converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7^th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9^th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, the American was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 10^th game (4-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 68 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Alejandro won just 2 points more than Taylor (35-33). Alejandro dropped 14 points on serve (24-14). on the other side of the court, Fritz conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).

Alejandro won the set after he broke the American 3 times in the 3^rd (2-1), in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 9^th (6-3) game. Fritz tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4^th (2-2) game. Anyhow, Alejandro refused to give way to conquer the set 6-3.

Fritz was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Alejandro converted 27% of his break points (3/11). He had 11 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 3^rd (1-1 0-40), the 5^th (2-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 6^th (3-3 0-40) and the 9^th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, the American converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 4^th game (1-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 60 points. Davidovich Fokina was the one to win the set after conquering 16 more points than Taylor (38-22). The Spaniard was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (14-4). On the losing side, Fritz conceded 24 points on serve (18-24).

Tennis Scores in Monte Carlo Rolex Masters

• Alexander ZverevZverev – Jannik SinnerSinner (5-7 6-3 7-6⁵) – Stats and score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (2-6 6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 3-6 7-6²) – Stats and score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-2 6-7³ 6-4) – Stats and score progression

Upcoming matches

• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (1-0) – H2H details and stats
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3) – H2H details and stats