Strong warning for Davidovich Fokina after her controversial celebration in Paris: “It won’t be my fault”

The French public can become quite hostile at times. This is how the Spanish Alejandro can endorse it Davidovich Fokina (15th), which this Wednesday suffered inclement weather during its 7-6 (5) and 6-4 victory against the local team Arthur Cazaux (62°) in the Paris Masters 1000 and he paid them in kind by sending them to “sleep” with a controversial celebration.

After resisting certain unacceptable attitudes in a sport as correct as tennis, the 26-year-old from Malaga, recent runner-up in the ATP 500 in Basel, did not hesitate to react directly to the fans, who would become even more angry and let out tireless boos until they left court 1 of the Paris La Défense Arena.

Asked about it at a press conference, his rival, invited by the organization and executioner of the Italian-Argentine Luciano Darderi (27th) at the premiere, said: “Well, it is true that the blue stands and the public were very present. There is a fantastic atmosphere here in La Défense. It was great. I really enjoyed that atmosphere with the public, but oh well. “That’s the game.”

“In the end, he celebrated in his own way. Everyone reacts how they want. It’s never easy to have the public against you. That’s how he reacted. I don’t know if I would have reacted the same, but the only thing I can do is keep quiet.because he played his game. He was better than me. I can only say bravo. It won’t be my fault if there aren’t many Frenchmen supporting him in the next rounds“, extended the man born in Montpellier, 23 and finalist in the ATP 250 in Kitzbuhel 2025.

On the other hand, the former junior world number 4 recognized his irregular performance: “The first set was very close. I’m a little disappointed that my service was not present today. I didn’t look at my stats but I don’t think my percentage was very high. I didn’t play many winning serves, which is a shame because it’s one of my weapons. “He defends well but it would have been nice to win more points with my serve.”

“There were a lot of long rallies. I tried to do the best with my feelings today. Unfortunately I faced a great player and that’s all. What I have to do is improve and work hard, we’ll see in the next tournaments,” concluded the 2024 Australian Open eighth-finalist, who is registered for the ATP 250 in Metz to close the curtain on his season.

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