Wimbledon: Davidovich Fokina sets up third round clash against Fritz
The 26th seeded Spaniard edged out Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Thursday
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Wimbledon 2023
Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 26 seed, moved into the third round of Wimbledon by edging out Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Thursday afternoon.
Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 27, will face American Taylor Fritz, the No 5 seed, next at the All England Club in London. This is the second time in four main draw appearances that the Spaniard is into the third round here and he will be looking to make the last 16 for the first time.
Davidovich Fokina holds a 3-2 edge in head-to-head over Fritz but the American has won their only meeting on grass – which came last month in Eastbourne.
Ahead of his win today, the Spaniard beat American Brandon Holt (6-2, 6-4, 7-5).
Van De Zandschulp, ranked No 92, won against Italian Matteo Arnaldi (7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-4) in the previous round of the tournament.
London (Grand Slam), other second-round matches (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 53,500,000):
- Miomir Kecmanovic beat Jesper De Jong: 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
- Flavio Cobolli (22) beat Jack Pinnington Jones (WC): 6-1, 7-6 (6), 6-2
- Taylor Fritz beat Gabriel Diallo: 3-6, 6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
- Kamil Majchrzak beat Ethan Quinn: 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
- Mattia Bellucci beat Jiri Lehecka (23): 7-6 (4), 6-1, 7-5
- Jordan Thompson beat Benjamin Bonzi: 7-5, 6-7 (2), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Oliver Tarvet (Q): 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
- Nuno Borges beat Billy Harris: 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7)
- Andrey Rublev (14) beat Lloyd Harris: 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Karen Khachanov (17) beat Shintaro Mochizuki (Q): 1-6, 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Adrian Mannarino (Q) beat Valentin Royer (Q): 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (1)
- Nicolas Jarry (Q) beat Learner Tien: 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
- Cameron Norrie beat Frances Tiafoe (12): 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
- Joao Fonseca beat Jenson Brooksby: 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
- Ben Shelton vs. Rinky Hijikata
- Jannik Sinner vs. Aleksandar Vukic
- Marton Fucsovics vs. Gael Monfils
- Jack Draper vs. Marin Cilic
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Reilly Opelka
- Sebastian Ofner vs. Tommy Paul
- Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Mariano Navone
- Arthur Fery vs. Luciano Darderi
- August Holmgren vs. Tomas Machac
- Daniel Evans vs. Novak Djokovic
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- Cristian Garin vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- Fabian Marozsan vs. Jaume Munar
- Grigor Dimitrov vs. Corentin Moutet
- Alex De Minaur vs. Arthur Cazaux
- Marcos Giron vs. Jakub Mensik
