João Fonseca It will have a “quarry” ahead this Saturday (08/09). The Brazilian faces the Spanish Alejandro davidovich fokina for the second round of Cincinnati’s Masters 1000. The duel will be held around 5:30 pm GMT, such as the fourth match of block 3 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Ohio (United States). The match is transmitted from ESPN2, Disney+ Premium, Tennis TV.
The confrontation will be on a hard and outdoor court. This is the first time the two tennis players have faced themselves in the professional circuit.
Alejandro Fokina: Career and Moment
The 26 -year -old Spanish tennis player, right and 1.80m tall, lives the height of his career and reached this week the best position in the ATP ranking: It is the 18 number 18 in the world. Although it has not yet won an ATP level title, it is widely recognized for its technical quality and consistency. He has played four finals on the main circuit, but was eventually defeated in all. His only trophies came in Challenger Circuit tournaments, results that do not reflect the performance he has performed at the most important events of the season.
In 2025, Fokina crosses her most consistent phase. It has reached three finals, all in the hard court: he was runner-up at the ATP 250 of Delray Beach, surpassed by Serbian Momir Kecmanovic; at ATP 500 of Acapulco, where he lost to Czech Tomas Machac; And more recently at Washington ATP 500, where he was defeated by Australian Alex de Minaur. In Delray Beach and Washington, he even led the decisive set, but suffered the turn on both occasions.
In the race for Turin ATP Finals-which considers only the results of the current season-Fokina occupies the 12th position, with 2,065 points accumulated and a retrospective of 34 wins and 19 losses in 2025. His style of play is complete and aggressive: it stands out for the solidity in returns, has a powerful backhand, knows how to vary with slices and shorts and has the intensity with each point. However, physical wear and tear begins to weigh. Last Sunday (08/03), he abandoned the match against Russian Andrey Rublev at Toronto Masters 1000 due to accumulated tiredness.
The Spaniard has Roger Federer as his great reference in tennis, although he acknowledges that his style of play is more like Novak Djokovic’s. The bond with the sport began early: he first took the racket at two and a half years, encouraged by his father, and continued firmly until he became professional in 2017.
Outside the courts, Fokina also draws attention for some particularities. One of them is a superstition that has maintained since the age of 15: always enters the court wearing different colors – one white and one black.
In addition, it is engaged in the animal cause. Owner of two cats, in April 2021 launched the Adoptas.org platform, dedicated to the adoption of pets in Spain, connecting stakeholders to pets in search of a home.
Another curiosity involves one of its tattoos. He has a tsunami designed on his body, but his coach believes the symbol should be another.
“He says I’m more like a volcano, because he knows I have a lot of energy inside me and I don’t know how to control it,” said the tennis player.
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João Fonseca x Alejandro Fokina: Who is a favorite?
Fokina enters as a favorite for bookmakers, because of the experience and position in the ranking, but should not have an easy life. João Fonseca arrives motivated by victory in the debut and has already shown this season that he can compete at a high level against opponents of the top, as in the victory against Rublev in Australia.
The key to the young Brazilian talent will be to impose his aggressive style, with a powerful withdrawal and heavy blows, without making hasty mistakes. Fokina will try to explore her consistency and versatility to control the decisive moments.
João Fonseca x Alejandro Fokina: How to see
- Masters 1000 of Cincinnati 2025 – Round 2
- Data: Saturday, August 9, 2025
- Time: around 5:30 pm (from Brasilia)
- Transmission: ESPN2 (TV fechada), Disney+ Premium (streaming) e Tennis TV (streaming)
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