The most human Davidovich: "Neither the ranking nor the titles will change my life"

Alejandro Davidovich is in luck. After two and a half months away from the circuit due to an injury, the Spanish tennis player has lifted his second ATP title (and of the season) in Chengdu, defeating Hubert Hurkacz in the final and leaving a nice reflection after a difficult period. Moreover, hours later, he left his call-up for the Davis Cup finals in Bologna in the hands of David Ferrer, which can be understood as a message to the Spanish coach.

Not long ago, Alejandro had a curse with ATP finals, losing several dramatically and experiencing tense moments that prevented him from removing a thorn stuck with the circuit. However, everything changed this summer when he won the ATP Mallorca. Despite going through a complicated time due to an injury, Davidovich knows how to win and has demonstrated it again, although he takes it with philosophy. "I want to enjoy on the court. I have been out for two and a half months, which made me think a lot. Neither the ranking nor the titles are going to change my life. What I'm going to try to do is improve both on and off the court. We have a distant goal, and right now what I want to do is enjoy," Fokina acknowledged to 4 Spanish media outlets he spoke with after the event, including Agencia EFE.

On the other hand, the Spanish tennis player explained that he did not play the tie against Chile due to the aforementioned injury, but he has shown himself open to competing in the Davis Cup finals in Bologna despite all the controversy that arose around him after not playing last year. "I was here in Chengdu when Spain played the tie against Chile. Ferrero called me, but I have been injured. I am always available for the Davis Cup, but it's another thing if they call me." 

Davidovich explains the ordeal he has lived through in recent months

Additionally, regarding the months he has been away from the circuit, he stated that "we have had to make several hard decisions. After Wimbledon, I had to get an injection in my lower back due to a severe protrusion. I thought I would recover faster, but everything was slower than expected. However, we made very good use of that time. I might have made it to Cincinnati, but when I started playing, I had another setback. This title goes to them because it hasn't been easy," he said.

The Spanish tennis player also acknowledged why he opted not to compete in the US Open. "I had doubts about playing in the US Open. It is difficult to come back and play five sets, in the heat, and it wasn't advisable. I wasn't at a hundred percent, and we decided that the best thing was to keep working. We had a preseason of five or six weeks. I've been playing well since Mallorca, and my mentality remained intact."

Davidovich, with the confidence intact to win his second title

"I told my team that I felt good, with a lot of confidence, and I had already won a title before, so I know how to play these matches. I have been out for two months, so I took it as a reward for the effort. I did it all for them, for my wife who has put up with me at home for two months. I have had a hard time. I faced it differently, tried to enjoy on the court. For example, Alcaraz has been out longer, although each one has their process. I had never been out for that long in my entire career, so it was a difficult process I had to go through. I have an emotional game, but now I am much calmer than before, he continued.

Moreover, he didn't want to focus on one tournament or another, as what matters is that he can finally smile when there is a final involved. "I played in Mallorca as if I had already won a tournament before, and I have been the same here. I didn't know where my level was, but from the first day of training on these courts, I felt very good. The mentality was the same, and the nerves were there too. Here I was more relaxed on the court, I enjoyed the matches more, and in Mallorca, I was more tense," he concluded.

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