Half an hour of heartbreak flattened Melbourne Park before a ‘beautiful’ piece of sportsmanship lifted the mood.

The second-round meeting between Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime had to be suspended during the first set, and was later moved to a different court. Here’s why.

Taking on the highly-touted Jakub Mensik, Davidovich Fokina escaped from two match points down. Both were saved with gutsy poise: the first involved stellar reaction time to a net cord and a clean volley winner capped a thrilling exchange. By the end, the 25-year-old deflated the Czech, wrapping up a 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-2 win.

Spanish world No.66 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has defeated Canadian 29th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the same match he threatened to boycott at one point in the enthralling fifth set at the Australian Open. With the scores tight at 2-3 in the deciding fifth set, Davidovich was given a time violation by the chair umpire.

The first round of the Australian Open kicks off on Day 1 with 16 men’s matches scheduled for Sunday. There should be some incredible action Down Under, and–as always–we here at LastWordOnTennis share our thoughts on every singles match.

Giant-killing Jakub Mensik’s Australian Open ended today at the hands of Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina as the 19-year-old Czech crashed out in

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There is already a match of the tournament, and we are only in the second round of the Australian Open 2025. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has completed a magical comeback against Felix Auger-Aliassime,

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina started his 2025 season at the ... The Spaniard thus reached the second round of the Melbourne Major for the fifth time in his career. Auger-Aliassime will enter ...

Tennis Focus, Grand Slam, Hot Topics The quarterfinals commence on Tuesday in Melbourne. When the draws were released prior to this fortnight, all eyes were on a potential quarterfinal