Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Bio | ATP Tour

Nicknames are Ale, Davi and Foki.
Speaks Spanish, English and Russian.
Father, Eduard Mark Davidovich, was a boxer; mother, Tatiana Fokina; brother, Mark.
Began playing tennis at age 2.5 with his father.
First trained at La Cala del Moral with coach Manolo Rubiales.
Began training at age 11 with current coach Jorge Aguirre at Racket Club Fuengirola.
Left home at age 16 to continue developing as a tennis player.
Inspired by Roger Federer but thinks his game is reminiscent of Novak Djokovic.
Favourite shot is backhand, surface is grass, tournament is Wimbledon and city on tour is Brisbane.
Animal-lover who owns 2 cats and launched Adoptas.org in April 2021, a pet adoption platform that aims to connect anyone looking to adopt or foster a pet with shelters and rescues across Spain.
Has a tattoo of a tsunami, "but my coach says I’m more like a volcano because he knows I have a lot of energy inside of me and I don’t know how to control that energy."
Considers himself superstitious, wearing 1 black and 1 white sock on court since age 15.
Likes football and is a fan of Real Madrid. Also supports boxer Floyd Mayweather.
Favourite movie is Creed II and actor is Sylvester Stallone.
Enjoys cooking and favourite food is cheesecake.
Favourite book is Open by Andre Agassi, TV show is Got Talent and superhero is Captain America.
Listens to reggaeton singer Bad Bunny.
Guilty pleasure is sleeping all day.
Says that his best quality is sensibility and worst quality is impatience.

(UPDATED 22 MAY 2024)

Achieved career-high No. 21 in August 2023, later improving year-end ranking for 8th consecutive year in 2023, finishing at No. 26.
Broke Djokovic 9 times in Monte Carlo 2R win, setting record for most breaks of Djokovic in a best-of-3-set match to defeat then-World No. 1 en route to 1st ATP Tour final of career at 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo.
Recorded wins over 2017 champion Zverev and No. 5 Ruud en route to 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto SF.
Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF at 2021 Roland Garros and 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at 2021 Monte Carlo, highlighted by 5-set win over Ruud in Roland Garros 3R.
Ended junior career as World No. 2 after winning Wimbledon boys’ singles title and posting 20-1 record in 2017.
Owns 2 cats and launched Adoptas.org in 2021, a pet adoption platform that aims to connect anyone looking to adopt or foster a pet with shelters and rescues across Spain.