Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wished to make one factor clear after upsetting top-seeded Taylor Fritz because the world No. 60 insisted that he took a medical timeout very late within the second set solely as a result of he was in a lot ache that he merely needed to do it.
With the American house favourite down by a set and down 5-6 within the second set of his Delray Seashore quarterfinal match, the Spaniard was visited by a physio on the court docket.
For the reason that medical timeout got here within the crucial moments of the match, some followers criticized the Spanish participant, arguing it was nothing however a transfer to attempt to throw the highest seed off his recreation earlier than serving to remain within the match.
Whereas Fritz routinely served out the twelfth recreation to power a tie-break, he nonetheless ended up dropping in two units after Davidovich Fokina gained three factors in a row from 4-5 within the tie-break to finish a straight-set win.
And seemingly, the 25-year-old was seemingly conscious of how some may need reacted to his medical timeout so he determined to deal with it.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina© X screenshot
Davidovich Fokina: Did not do it on function, I took 5-6 drugs solely to have the ability to play
“I apologized to Taylor as a result of I used to be actually feeling my again in the long run of the second set,” the former world No. 21 said.
“I didn’t do it on function. I needed to take 5 or 6 drugs to have the ability to play.”
Davidovich Fokina.
“I apologized to Taylor as a result of I used to be actually feeling my again in the long run of the second set. I did not do it on function. I needed to take 5 or 6 drugs to have the ability to play”.
Good words from Davidovich on court.
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) February 15, 2025
By beating Fritz, Davidovich Fokina prevented the American tennis star from completing a three-peat in Delray Beach.
Now, the Spaniard is set to battle against Matteo Arnaldi for a place in the Delray Beach final.
