The dream of the best Davidovich at Wimbledon ends in an emotional battle
I had reasons to dream. Not only for his recent title on the grass of the ATP in Mallorca, breaking the barrier after five lost finals, but for the game and the faith in himself. A Alex Davidovich more controlled emotionally, just as aggressive on the court. The final detail was missing.
Because on the grass a couple or three points decide a match that lasted nearly four hours. A continuous give and take. Davidovich, 27 years old and No. 23, believed in his opportunity to be in the quarterfinals, like in Roland Garros 2021, but in front of him he had a rival more expert in head-to-head clashes, a wall with the serve.
Alejandro Davidovich, undefeated in his seven previous matches on grass, 27 years old and world No. 23, lost to the third seed of the tournament, the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime25 years old and No. 4, by 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-7 (2) and 6-1 in 4h.26′.
The man from Malaga, who had already complained about his left ankle during the tiebreak of the second set, ended in a broken and crippled state. In a moment of maximum emotion, with Auger-Aliassime serving for the match, but with 15-40 and two break balls from Davidovich, he had to stop and be treated by the physiotherapist.
Upon returning to the field of play, a double fault from the Canadian, who suffered his first break of the tournament, after having saved ten breaking balls, six against the Spaniard in this match. Suddenly, a window opened to the Andalusian, who partially took advantage. He forced a fifth, when he had saved two match balls at 4-5, but he no longer gave any more of himself in the resolution. He had no more energy left.
Auger-Aliassime repeats his 2021 quarterfinals at Wimbledon, he will face the seven-time Serbian champion Novak Djokovicwho beat the Russian Roman Safiullin by 7-6 (6), 6-3, 3-6 and 6-3 in 3h.26′.
Davidovich fell, but showed that he continued in that good line of the accolade of lifting the trophy in Majorca. Without rest, with a quick trip to London, in other stages he would have been tempted to give up, he was so tired. He even suffered an anxiety attack due to physical and mental exhaustion, as well as demands.
He competed until the last point. He will return to the world top-20. The experience with the coach ‘Pepo’ Clavet it has worked. Weeks ago I was in low spirits and had an abdominal injury. He does not want to speculate on the future, raise false expectations, his own and others’, but this grass tour aims to be the beginning of a promising new era for whoever was Wimbledon junior champion in 2017.
He fought, saved a total of 6 match balls. At two from 4-5 in the fourth set he joined four more with 0-5 in the fifth. He refused to say goodbye with a ‘rosco’, to the satisfaction of the audience on Court 1 of the All England Club, who applauded with intensity every effort of the Spaniard. closed permanently Auger-Aliassime with his 26th ace.
