Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (46th in the world ranking) against Novak Djokovic (1st) for the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 was not just a coincidence. The Spaniard was not left biased with the great feat and managed to beat David Goffin (47th) 6-4 and 6-1 to access the quarterfinals.
In this way, in addition to living a dream week, for the second consecutive year he managed to get among the best eight of the Monegasque competition. In the last edition, the native of Malaga withdrew due to discomfort in the quadriceps of his left leg after finishing the first set against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
With a completely renewed game and an overwhelming mentality, he will want to change that image and will face Taylor Fritz, last Indian Wells champion and the only one who managed to beat Rafael Nadal this season.
It seems that the lands of Monte-Carlo suit the Spaniard since, In addition to having the possibility of accessing his first semifinal of a Masters 1000, his only two victories against Top 10 players were in this very event (Berrettini ’21 and Djokovic ’22).
