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.

Carlos Alcaraz stayed on course for a blockbuster Australian Open quarterfinal with Novak Djokovic when marathon man Jack Draper retired during their last-16 clash on Sunday.

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.

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 turned impossible dream into improbable reality. World No. 66 Davidovich Fokina fought back from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career upsetting Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7(7),

On Saturday, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 66 in the world) takes on Tommy Paul (No. 11) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open. Davidovich Fokina defeated Jakub Mensik 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 ...

Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (times GMT): 0605 PAUL THRASHES DAVIDOVICH FOKINA American 12th seed Tommy Paul, a former semi-finalist at Melbourne Park, carved out a comfortable 6-1 6-1 6-1 victory over Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Margaret Court Arena.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina sealed a comeback win from two sets down against Felix Auger-Aliassime but whilst it was a strange match for a lot of reasons, in particular it saw the match switched to another court at the Australian Open.

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