Article by Luminița Paul – published on Saturday, 02 August 2025, 14:25 / Updated on Saturday, 02 August 2025 14:37
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (26 years old, 19th place) qualified in the “optimals” of the Masters 1000 category tournament in Toronto, after 6-2, 6-4 against Jakub Mensik (19 years, number 18 ATP), then explained why he complained about the start time of the match.
Recent finalist in the Washington ATP 500 tournament, dramatically defeated by Alex de Minaur After having match balls, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina continues his solid, even impressive season in Toronto.
Spanish qualified in the finals at the end of a good quality party against him Jakub mensikthe champion from Miami this year, 6-2, 6-4 in one hour and 17 minutes.
Before the match, Foki had drawn attention to the time he had been scheduled, 11:00 in the morning, the only one who started at that temporal landmark. The other parties of the day on the rest of the lands had as a starting point 12:30.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: “It is clear that the players are not considered”
“We stay an hour away from the club, which means we have to wake up extremely early to get to a good condition. I asked for a change, but the answer was that everything was already sold, tickets, TV rights, etc. Once again it is clear that players are not considered”He noted on social networks.
“ATP always promises that it will solve things, but nothing changes. It is not the first time it happens and, when you are inside, you realize that it is not as extraordinary as it seems from the outside,” concluded Davidovich Fokina.
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Immediately, another player, Daniel Evans (35 years old, 129th ATP), the one who had just given up in the “optimals” of a Lexington Challenger tournament, 1-6 3-6 with Michael Zheng (21 years old, number 444 ATP), also reacted in the online environment.
“Wake up and play. The world wakes up and works from 9 to 17 or even from 8 to 18. Jalnic“, The British wrote on Instagram.
Foki does it again-6-2, 6-4 Over Jakub MensiK 🇪🇸🎾
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is now 8-2 in Last Ten Canada Masters Matches‼ ️
pic.twitter.com/lwvx3gmtch– National Bank Open (@nbotoronto) August 1, 2025
In the statements offered after the victory in front of the Czech, Alejandro Davidovich clarified his public appeal the day before.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: “I played at 11:00 all my life, nothing changes”
“First of all, I want to point out that I didn't say I can't play from 11:00. I was saying that if each match starts at 12:30, each match should start at 12:30. I played at 11:00 all my life, nothing changes. The idea is that, if in the Montreal female tournament, all the games start not before 12:30, I didn't understand why they put us at 11 o'clock.
“I am not upset because I played from 11:00, what I did yesterday was a call to all the players. I think there are many who complain, I do not mind playing at 11:00 or 2 at night, not about it. But if all the matches started at 12:30, it seemed right to be so for us. It's the only reason I protested, to be the same for everyone next time“Added the Iberian.
He also spoke about the comments received at his post on social networks, including what Evans wrote. “Some people have seen the things reported well, others bad. They commented on a few players, I don't want to relate to it. What I did was to defend you on tennis players. Yes, I woke up at 6:50, there's no problem. I woke up many times at that time to train, “concluded Alejandro Davidovich, quoted by Mundo Deportivo.
He will face him for a place in the quarterfinals on Andrey Rublev (27 years, 11th place). The two met six times before, and the Russian leads by 5-1. The latest match, in Barcelona, on the slag, this year, returned to the Iberian.
