Alejandro Davidovich Fokina struck Jack draper out Masters of Monte Carlo And then described his victory in three sets as “very s —“.
British draper N ° 1 had trouble with his service, making 10 double faults in the last match, but Davidovich Fokina was also unhappy with the way he played in the 6-3 6-7 (4) 6-4 victory.
The Spaniard made 57 uncomposed mistakes and then apologized to his team for the way he behaved during the victory of the “Russian mountains”.
He said Ziggo Sport: “Today was a very s —. For me, my part, I did not act very well, it was a play of roller coaster, very emotional today. For his part, he did not serve very well today, he was a little nervous perhaps.
“We have not played our best tennis today. There is another way of winning these games when I did not play as well as the last two games, today was not a good, my attitude was very bad on the field, I am sorry for me and my team, they had to be here three hours, looking at me and my attitude.
Davidovich Fokina is one of the most dramatic characters on the tour and previously attracted attention with his dubious decision in Wimbledon.
In 2023, he lost an equal break in the fifth set against Holger Rune after having decided to go for an 8-8 armpit service, which his opponent easily put aside before winning the victory.
He also almost showed an advance of two sets against Hubert Hurkacz by opting for an unnecessary tweener on Match Point, to go into a fifth set equality.
Draper, who has the fifth seeded after winning the Indian wells last month, sent Marcos Giron to a comfortable 6-1 6-1 victory on Tuesday, but could not save this in his second game on Clay Court of the season.
Davidovich Fokina is a more experienced player on the surface and is a former finalist by Monte Carlo. He will play Alexei Popyrin, who defeated the fourth seeded Casper Ruud, in the quarterfinals.
