Half an hour of heartbreak flattened Melbourne Park before a ‘beautiful’ piece of sportsmanship lifted the mood.
The second-round meeting between Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime had to be suspended during the first set, and was later moved to a different court. Here’s why.
Taking on the highly-touted Jakub Mensik, Davidovich Fokina escaped from two match points down. Both were saved with gutsy poise: the first involved stellar reaction time to a net cord and a clean volley winner capped a thrilling exchange. By the end, the 25-year-old deflated the Czech, wrapping up a 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-2 win.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina v Tommy Paul
Spanish world No.66 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has defeated Canadian 29th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the same match he threatened to boycott at one point in the enthralling fifth set at the Australian Open. With the scores tight at 2-3 in the deciding fifth set, Davidovich was given a time violation by the chair umpire.
The first round of the Australian Open kicks off on Day 1 with 16 men’s matches scheduled for Sunday. There should be some incredible action Down Under, and–as always–we here at LastWordOnTennis share our thoughts on every singles match.
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