Davidovich is very serious about it

Magnificent match from Foki, who defeats Rublev to advance to the quarterfinals of the Conde de Godó.

Jose Morón | 17 Apr 2025 | 15.34
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Davidovich is very serious. Photo: Getty
Davidovich is very serious. Photo: Getty

Alejandro Davidovich made it clear today, at the Conde de Godó 2025, that his progression in the beginning of this year is not a mirage. What happened last week in Monte Carlo, for example, was not by chance. Today, he defeated Andrey Rublev, who is still within the Top 10 but currently far from the level of a Fokina who deserves a higher ranking based on the level he is showing us all.

Ale faced a player in the second round of the Barcelona tournament whom he had never been able to beat before. Five defeats in the five previous encounters, with a revealing statistic: 14 set/match points he had faced against the Russian. Today, he was going to put an end to that negative streak.

The first set was tumultuous on serve. In total, there were five breaks between the two players. Just when it seemed that the Russian was taking the lead on the scoreboard, Foki tightened up and leveled everything, only to regain the lead over a Rublev who displayed on the court the problems he has been facing for months, being very inconsistent and showing no trace of the consistent player he was years ago.

Davidovich carried almost all the weight of the match. Both the winners and errors came off his racket. There was no statistic that the Spaniard did not lead, even that of unforced errors (23 to 13). He performed better on serve, better on return, and better under pressure, although he could only take one more point than Andrey in this first set, indicating the tremendous equality between the two. The player from Malaga managed to win the fifteenth set against Rublev before reaching the tiebreak.

The Russian felt the blow at the start of the second set, with a fully fired-up Fokina leading the match. Alejandro put on a great performance in tense moments when Rublev threatened to break back, but this Davidovich is a renewed player, and with the confidence he currently carries, he is overcoming barriers posed by his opponent's name today.

Despite Foki seeing Andrey erase his advantage in one of those moments where the Malaga player disconnects from the match, he managed to break the Russian's serve again at the right moment to close the match 7-5, 6-4, leaving Rublev's first tournament with Safin with one win and one loss.

In this way, Davidovich advances to the quarterfinals of the Conde de Godó 2025, where he will face Karen Khachanov. This Foki means business and is poised to make a lot of noise on this clay court tour.

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