Paul holds off a possible Alcaraz-Davidovich in the round of 16 in Miami

The American tommy paul25 years old and world number 19, was defeated in the 3rd round Alexander Davidovich (6-3, 7-5 in 1h.33′) and frustrated the possible Spanish derby in Carlos Alcaraz in the round of 16 Masters 1,000 on a difficult path Miami (USA). The number 1 will play this Sunday (around 10:00 pm) in his 3rd round against the Serbian Dusan Lajovic (76th)which he had overcome in their previous three meetings.

Davidovich, 23 years old and ranked 25th, started like a shot by scoring his first two service turns on target, but from that moment the irregular version of Davidovich emerged and Paul, normally a solid tennis player, advanced towards success along the most obvious path.

After going down 4-2, the man from Malaga immediately recovered the lost break (4-3) and stood at 40-0 to level the first set, but then he got involved in that game and the American linked five points in a row to break. from service again and then score the first set (6-3).

The anger was obvious, Davidovich’s frustration lasted for a long time, he also lost the first eight points of the second set and Paul saw a highway in front of him (2-0). The American had three break points to move to 3-0 and serve, but the Spaniard managed to take all three and let out a roar as he won the game to keep the match alive (2-1).

Davidovich continued to ride the roller coaster until the end and, after raising the ball from the 4-1 match, he chained three games in a row, yes, always suffering on his serve (3-4). However, Álex’s game never got the momentum it needed and Paul broke his serve again in the 11th game, the start of his eventual 7-5 victory.

Paul, semifinalist in the end australia tomorrowratifying his good hand when facing Spanish players as he now has 12 consecutive wins against them, his victims also include both Carlos Alcaraz (Montreal) and Rafael Nadal (Paris-Bercy), both last year. The Murcian will have a chance for revenge on Tuesday in the round of 16 if he meets expectations against Lajovic this Sunday.

Maiden Miami R4 route ☝️🛣@TommyPaul1 reaches 12-match winning streak 🆚 Spaniards, beat Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 7-5@MiamiOpen | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/o5ddcq19d1

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