Tennis-Fokina battles past Delbonis to reach French Open quarters


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 07 Jun 2021

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 6, 2021 Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in action during his fourth round match against Argentina's Federico Delbonis REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) -Alejandro Davidovich Fokina marched into the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time with a power-packed 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-4 victory over Federico Delbonis at the French Open on Sunday.

Fokina had already spent more than 10 hours on court at Roland Garros, which included two consecutive five-setters, but the hard-working Spaniard was the livelier of the two players, covering the court with ease and striking the ball with venom.

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