National Bank Open 2023: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alex De Minaur Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction and Preview
Two unseeded players in the semifinals - who will make it to the final?
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Left) and Alex De Minaur (Right) (Image via essentially sport/Wimbledon)
The semi-finals of the National Bank Open between two unseeded players will be exciting to watch. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina hasn’t dropped a set in this tournament and is in fantastic shape. He defeated Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev on his way to the semi-finals.
To advance to the semifinals, the Australian Alex De Minaur defeated higher-ranked players, including Cameron Norrie and Taylor Fritz. He won the Acapula Open this year, so it will be interesting to see how he converts this semi-final into the finals.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alex De Minaur: Match Details
- Tournament: National Bank Open
- Match: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alex De Minaur
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: 13th August 2023
- Venue: Montreal, Canada
- Surface: Hard
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alex De Minaur: Match Preview
Currently, Fokina is performing well. He got off to a bad start this year by bowing out throughout the first several rounds of the tournaments. He has the ability to turn any match around if he has the right focus and is not distracted. In his most recent matches, he deafened Zverev, Casper Ruud, and Mackenzie McDonald.
However, Minaur has advanced to the semifinals by defeating seeded players like Norrie and Fritz. In his most recent tournament, he was defeated in the finals of Cabos, Mexico, by Stefanos Tsitsipas. He is therefore in excellent shape and has a good chance of winning this competition.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alex De Minaur: Match Prediction
This will be Minaur’s and Fokina’s fifth meeting. The semi-final match will take place on the center court. Both of them enjoy attacking from the baseline, but Davidovich moves well on the court and is a counterpuncher, whereas Minaur is a more powerful hitter. Fokina leads the head-to-head match 3-1. Since they have never faced off on a hard court, it is difficult to predict who will win. However, based on his most recent performance, Minaur is very likely to win.
Prediction: Minaur to win.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alex De Minaur: Broadcast and Live Stream Details
- USA – Tennis Channel
- UK – Amazon Prime Video
- Australia – beIN Sport
- France– beIN Sport
- Italy– Supertennis
- Germany– Tennis Channel
- Singapore– Star Hub
- India – SonyLiv
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alex De Minaur: Match Timings
- Melbourne– 04:30 AM
- Paris– 8:30 PM
- London– 07:30 PM
- New York– 02:30 PM
- Toronto– 02:30 PM
- India– 12:00 AM
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