American Tommy Paul reaches Australian Open quarterfinals
Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (times GMT): 0605 PAUL THRASHES DAVIDOVICH FOKINA American 12th seed Tommy Paul, a former semi-finalist at Melbourne Park, carved out a comfortable 6-1 6-1 6-1 victory over Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Margaret Court Arena.
Half an hour of heartbreak flattened Melbourne Park before a ‘beautiful’ piece of sportsmanship lifted the mood.
The second-round meeting between Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime had to be suspended during the first set, and was later moved to a different court. Here’s why.
Day six of the Australian Open featured thrilling matches with a mix of comebacks and retirements. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina made a remarkable comeback, Naomi Osaka retired due to injury, and Carlos Alcaraz advanced in a competitive set.
29th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime will take on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round ... The Spaniard thus reached the second round of the Melbourne Major for the fifth time in his career.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina turned impossible dream into improbable reality. World No. 66 Davidovich Fokina fought back from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career upsetting Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7(7),
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.
Watch the match highlights between Alejandro Davidovich Fokina & Tommy Paul in Round 4 of the 2025 Australian Open Men's Singles Tournament Tennis.
There is already a match of the tournament, and we are only in the second round of the Australian Open 2025. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has completed a magical comeback against Felix Auger-Aliassime,
On Saturday, 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 ...
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina sealed a comeback win from two sets down against Felix Auger-Aliassime but whilst it was a strange match for a lot of reasons, in particular it saw the match switched to another court at the Australian Open.