Round of 32 enactment astatine the Queen’s Club Championship volition reason with a apical clash connected the men’s gully arsenic Cameron Norrie faces the 4th effect Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for the 3rd clip connected Monday.
Norrie exited the French Open successful the opening circular versus Adolfo Daniel Vallejo successful a walkover 6-7 (7-9) 0-2, portion the Spaniard mislaid successful the 2nd circular of that tourney to Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 1-6 3-6.
Match preview
After a disappointing fewer tournaments connected the ATP tour, Cameron Norrie volition purpose to crook things astir successful beforehand of a location assemblage astatine the Queen’s Club.
He volition beryllium seeking a small redemption this clip around, having exited the singles gully of this tourney past twelvemonth successful 3 sets to Jakub Mensik.
The 2021 finalist astatine this lawsuit has been ousted from his past 3 singles tournaments connected circuit successful his opening match, and is seeking a spot successful the past 16 for the archetypal clip since the Geneva Open past month.
At that event, helium had a bye to beforehand beyond the circular of 32, portion helium has won his past 2 matches connected the singles circuit astatine that stage, with the past 1 coming against Tirante astatine this year’s Madrid Open.
This upcoming lucifer volition beryllium his archetypal connected writer this year, with the South African-born subordinate winning 84% of his work games connected that aboveground successful 2025.
Across each surfaces successful 2026, the 2022 Wimbledon semi-finalist has 133 aces and has been capable to triumph 70% of his archetypal service points.
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina volition anticipation to crook astir his play erstwhile helium opens his Queen’s Club Championship run connected Monday.
The Spaniard has undergone immoderate disappointing results of late, failing to marque it beyond the circular of 32 successful 4 of his past 5 singles events.
This volition beryllium his archetypal singles lucifer connected writer this year, getting to the circular of 32 connected that aboveground astatine Wimbledon successful 2025.
His erstwhile quality connected writer was astatine the 2025 Eastbourne Open past June, wherever helium reached the semi-finals, wherever Taylor Fritz bushed him successful 3 sets.
For the year, the 2021 French Open quarter-finalist has won 69% of his first-serve points and 82% of his work games connected each surfaces, though, similar Norrie, this upcoming lucifer is his archetypal connected writer successful 2026.
Meanwhile, Davidovich Fokina has converted 41% of his interruption points this twelvemonth and saved 65% of his arsenic well.
Head To Head
US Open (2020) - Round of 32: Davidovich Fokina wins 7-6 4-6 6-2 6-1
ATP Masters Rome (2021) - Round of 32: Davidovich Fokina wins 6-2 6-3
When these 2 archetypal met astatine Flushing Meadows six years ago, Norrie deed doubly arsenic galore aces arsenic Davidovich Fokina (8-4), though the second converted six of his interruption constituent opportunities portion his hostile had lone three.
In Italy, a twelvemonth later, Davidovich Fokina overcame 5 treble faults portion winning 75% of his archetypal service points to triumph successful consecutive sets.
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We say: Davidovich Fokina to triumph successful 3 sets
While neither has made galore heavy runs connected circuit of late, we spot the Spaniard's service and stamina volition propel him to what we expect volition beryllium a constrictive victory.
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