French Open 2021: Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Preview, Head to Head and Prediction for Roland Garros
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Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
In the first quarter-final at the French Open 2021, World No. 6 and the 6th seeded Alexander Zverev will be up against World No. 46 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Match Details:
| Tournament | French Open 2021 |
| Match | Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |
| Round | Quarter-Final |
| Date | 8th June, 2021 |
| Prize Money | $308,679 (INR 2,24,87,883 approx.) |
| Venue | Paris, France |
| Surface | Clay Court |
Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina : Preview
Alexander Zverev storms into his 3rd quarter final at the Roland Garros after his 3rd successive straight-set victory at the French Open 2021. The German defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in a rather easy victory for him after Nishikori’s impressive run in his previous matches, making tennis fans expecting this to not be a straight set affair.
Zverev had reached the quarters at the Roland Garros in 2018 and 2019 as well, but was defeated by Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic respectively. This time however he stands a better chance to go ahead of the last-8 into the semis against a much lower ranked opponent.
Alejandro Fokina will make his quarter-final debut at the Roland Garros and will also be playing his first Grand Slam quarter-final of his career. He comes into the quarters from a victory over Argentine Federico Delbonis defeating him 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
The Spaniard won a straight-set match in the 1st round and followed it up with 2 impressive 5-set wins in the 2nd and 3rd round which included a his 3rd round victory over the in-form Norwegian Casper Ruud, who many dubbed to be a dark horse this year for the title.
Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina : Head to Head
This will be the 3rd meeting between the duo and 1st on Clay, having met previously on hardcourts. Zverev was the victorious one on both occasions and leads the head-to-head tie 2-0.
Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina : Prediction
Zverev comes into the tie with a 13-3 record on Clay while Fokina is 16-6 for the season. While Fokina has been fairly busy on the tour this year, specially on soil, Zverev will find his comfort in a better record at the Grand Slam and will be looking at this as a perfect opportunity to move into his first semi-final of the French Open.
Prediction: Alexander Zverev to win in 4-sets in the quarter-finals of the French Open 2021.
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