Medvedev’s Shock Defeat: Davidovich Fokina Advances to Semi-Finals

The match lasted a little more than two hours, then the surprise was perfect and the number two on the seeding list was eliminated. Medvedev had to blame himself for the defeat through carelessness in the decisive phases of both sets.

After a tight tie-break (7: 9) in the first round, the 2021 US Open champion failed at 5: 6 in the second and conceded the break. The victory went to de Minaur, who now meets Davidovich Fokina.

He had previously thrown US professional McDonald out of the competition.

“Beating the top players gives me a lot of confidence. I want to get the fight I want. In the beginning he played fantastic and then he made a few mistakes and I believed in myself more. That gave me a lot of strength.” explained Davidovich Fokina.

The game lasted one hour and 36 minutes, then the world number 37 had. from Spain the semi-final ticket in your pocket. Davidovich Fokina is fighting for his first career ATP title in Toronto.

So far, there has only been one final appearance after losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of Monte-Carlo’s clay court masters last season.

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2023-08-11 21:08:00
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