follow the dream of Alexander Davidovich. The Malaga man qualified this Friday for the semifinals of Monte Carlo Masters 1000 after defeating the Americans in a battle that lasted nearly two and a half hours Taylor Fritz by 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
After his brilliant victory on Tuesday against Novak Djokovic, the Spanish player’s confidence rose like a bubble, as he showed in a duel in which he was towed until the middle of the second set.
the first sleeve is marked by the equality and the lack of effectiveness of the man from Malaga when it comes to exploiting the many break balls he has. Fritz, the first American to be in the top eight in Monte Carlo since Sam Querrey in 2008, knew how to play key points better and was able to close out the set with a deceptive 6-2.
The second set seems to have the same dynamics. Davidovich had options over almost all of his rival’s services, but didn’t reach out.
At 4-4 on the scoreboard, the crucial moment came. The Spaniard, who was a quarterfinalist last year, He was able to cool the nerves to add the long-awaited break that allowed him to eventually seal the 6-4. where he sent the fight in the third set.
There was the best version of Djokovic’s executioner, that was broke in the early stages but he saw how Fritz, who had just beaten Sebastian Korda, Carlos Alcaraz’s executioner, returned in the round of 16, to his break in the following game (2-2).
that accident did not change a Davidovich who imposed his best physical condition against a visibly tired rival who could barely resist in the latter part of the match and again surrendered to the Spanish player, who he had already lost in 2019 in the Estoril tournament.
“I’m so happy. Last year I reached the quarterfinals. The feelings of being in the semifinals were overwhelming. I’m enjoying every point“, Said the 22-year-old tennis player on the court, once he beat the American.
“In the first set I had a lot of break chances but he couldn’t. However, I remained focused and believed in myself“, added the number 46 in the ATP ranking who will never forget a magical week for him.
“When you beat number one in the world you gain a lot of physical and mental confidence. I strive with each game to play harder and harder“, he concludes.
His rival in the penultimate round will win the duel against Pole Hubert Hurkacz and the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.
Source: La Verdad
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