The Spaniard did not have a particularly successful clay segment of the season, as he failed to prove himself at the Masters in Rome and then lost at the start of the French Open to Andrei Rublev (5-7, 1-6, 6-3, 1-6). It is difficult to win matches against more eminent opponents so far, but Alejandro is only 21 years old and there is room for improvement. At the tournament in Cologne the 71st racket of the world managed to show a good game, as he replaced Emil Ruusuvuori (5-7, 4-6). Davidovich-Fokina aims to build on his success in the 1/8 finals, although he will have to confront against not simple opponent in the person of Marin Chilic, so he will have to go to court as an outsider.
The French national team is trying to match the status of the World Champion. In the selection for the European Championship Didier Deschamps’ team was unattainable for competitors. In their group the “tricolors” were the strongest, but they were only two points ahead of the second Turkey. In the League of Nations the French could not win the group in the last draw, losing to the Netherlands only due to additional indicators. Now France is in the same group with Portugal, Croatia and Sweden and again it is not possible to reach the first line. So far, the “tricolors” are the second in the table, but they lag behind Portugal only due to additional indicators. An excellent chance to break into the leaders was missed in the last roundСЋ At home the French could not beat Portugal, scoring a zero draw and thus allowing the opponent to remain at the top.
