MADRID, 15 Apr. (SportsFinding) –
The Spanish tennis player Alejandro Davidovich has defeated (2-6, 6-4 and 6-3) this Friday the American Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo clay court, coming back from the match to play his first semifinals of a Masters 1000 .
The man from Malaga, number 46 in the ATP ranking, continues his idyll with the Principality’s arena and survived an epic encounter this Friday, in which he needed three hours to turn around a duel that, after the first round, seemed to fall on the side of Fritz, number 13 in the world and 10th seed, but his physical superiority and confidence in his tennis were key.
The ‘battle’ against the American did not start well for the Spaniard, who, despite coming out with determination, very few mistakes and a lot of confidence, ran into Fritz’s determined serve, making the most of it in the most difficult moments . In the end, the first set fell on the side of the American, given the inefficiency of Davidovich in his blows, without taking advantage of the numerous break balls that he had.
The man from Malaga continued in tow until the halfway point of the second round, when after the 3-3 and losing the umpteenth break ball for the Spaniard and with the best tennis for the American, Davidovich obtained his award for insistence. Finally, he managed to break Fritz to make it 5-4, taking advantage of a slump by the American, who made mistakes that he had not made up to that point.
After sealing the 6-4 in the second set, Davidovich was reunited with his best version and Fritz’s break making it 2-2 did not alter the Spaniard, who relied on his great physical condition to close an epic match and further strengthen his confidence.
The Spaniard, who will play his first semifinals of a Masters 1000 and after ‘loading’ the number one, Novak Djokovick, in this tournament, will play for a place in the Monte Carlo final with the winner of the duel between the Pole Hubert Hurkacz and the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov.