I didn’t say I didn’t want to play at 11 in the morning," Davidovich Fokina clarifies his comments after complaining about the Toronto schedule

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Jules Hypolite

le 01/08/2025 à 18h20

1 min to read

Davidovich Fokina Mensik Toronto

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina faced Jakub Mensik in the third round in Toronto.

The Spaniard, in strong form since his final in Washington, delivered a brilliant performance to win 6-2, 6-4 against the Miami Masters 1000 champion. During his post-match interview, he was asked about his social media post from yesterday, where he complained about being scheduled for the only match starting at 11 a.m. local time:

"It was a tough match. I posted on my social media that the match was very early, that the scheduling wasn’t fair because all the other matches start at 12:30. I didn’t say I didn’t want to play at 11, but that things needed to change.

I’ve played Mensik twice this year. I knew it would be difficult because he has a big serve, but that I’d have opportunities on his service games. The match was intense, even if the score doesn’t reflect it.