Arena gnp seguros

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s remarkable resilience has taken him to the brink of his maiden ATP Tour title at the Mexican Open. The Spaniard, who had already survived four match points in the first round against Mattia Bellucci, fought past an in-form Denis Shapovalov 7-6(3), 7-6(1) in a pulsating semi-final at the Arena GNP Seguros.

The victory marked Davidovich Fokina’s third ATP final and his first at the ATP 500 level. He now stands one match away from lifting his first career title but will have to overcome Czech eighth seed Tomas Machac in the championship clash.

"The match was so tight," Davidovich Fokina said after his triumph. "The first set maybe he deserved it more. The second set I deserved it maybe. But at the end, I didn’t lose the fight because I was ready for everything."