Half an hour of heartbreak flattened Melbourne Park before a ‘beautiful’ piece of sportsmanship lifted the mood.
Taking on the highly-touted Jakub Mensik, Davidovich Fokina escaped from two match points down. Both were saved with gutsy poise: the first involved stellar reaction time to a net cord and a clean volley winner capped a thrilling exchange. By the end, the 25-year-old deflated the Czech, wrapping up a 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-2 win.
Tommy Paul advanced to his third Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open with a dominant 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Paul's impressive performance in the Melbourne heat highlighted his strong tournament record.
Giant-killing Jakub Mensik’s Australian Open ended today at the hands of Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina as the 19-year-old Czech crashed out in
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 66 in the world) takes on Tommy Paul (No. 11) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open.Davidovich Fokina defeated Jakub Mensik 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4,
Alcaraz is into the last eight at Melbourne Park for the second successive year ... to surge into his third Grand Slam quarter-final with a thumping of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Australian Open on Sunday. The American 12th seed was simply too ...
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Madison Keys pulled off a stunning victory, while Jannik Sinner charged to a convincing title defense. Plus, Paula Badosa and Ben Shelton impressed Down Under.
Novak Djokovic charged into the Australian Open quarterfinals and booked a mouth-watering encounter with Carlos Alcaraz before the Serb shifted the focus by snubbing the Grand Slam's
Coco Gauff's consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.
“I remember my whole friend group, we were like, ‘Oh, my God, it’s Learner.’ He was always way better,” said Michelsen, who added a third-round victory over No. 19 Karen Khachanov of Russia on Saturday to a first-round win against No. 11 Stefanos Tsitsipas, the 2023 Australian Open runner-up.
Coco Gauff is one win away from landing in her fourth semifinal in the last six Grand Slam events. The third-seeded American pulled off a three-set victory