Monte Carlo Masters LIVE streaming: Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina continued his terrific run in Monte Carlo as he beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 in the semifinals on Saturday. With the win, the 22-year old Spaniard enters his first-ever ATP 1000 finals. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
Monte Carlo Masters LIVE: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina enters maiden ATP tour final, defeats Grigor Dimitrov in three sets
Foki is a FINALIST in Monte-Carlo! 🌟@alexdavidovich1 sees off a third Masters 1000 champion this week in Dimitrov to reach the 2022 #RolexMCMasters final! pic.twitter.com/tvKxAeKELX
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 16, 2022
The Spaniard arrived in Monte Carlo with a 4-9 record on the season, having earned just one Top 100 win in 2022. However, the World No. 46 has produced a string of impressive performances this week, combining quality with grit to earn standout victories over World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Indian Wells champ Taylor Fritz, Marcos Giron, David Goffin and now Dimitrov.
“I am so, so happy to be in the final. It is a dream come true,” Davidovich Fokina said in his on-court interview. “When I was a kid I was dreaming about this day. It is a dream and I am so happy. The second set I had my chances, but I didn’t play very well. I was so tight and he just put the ball in. The tie-break was also tight. But I went to the bathroom and said that I want this win.”
Davidovich Fokina, who reached the last eight in Monte Carlo in 2021, will be aiming to win his first tour-level title when he faces second seed Alexander Zverev or reigning champion Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s final. He was 0-3 in tour-level semi-finals heading into his match with Dimitrov, but changed that record with his proactive display to earn the biggest win of his career.
With his hard-fought victory, Davidovich Fokina now leads Dimitrov 2-0 in their Head-to-Head series, having also defeated the former World No. 3 on clay in Rome last year. By reaching the final, Davidovich Fokina is projected to climb 19 places to No. 27 in the ATP Rankings and will crack the Top 20 for first time if he wins the title.
Monte Carlo Masters LIVE: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina enters maiden ATP tour final, defeats Grigor Dimitrov in three sets
Monte Carlo Masters LIVE: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina enters maiden ATP tour final, defeats Grigor Dimitrov in three sets