Corentin Moutet will not go to the third round of the Masters 1000 in Toronto. The French bowed against the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (6-4, 6-3).
Easy Brooksby winner in the first round, Corentin Moutet failed to tame Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (19th). The Spaniard recovered from his cruel defeat in the final in Washington against Alex de Minaur. Dominator in the first set, the Spaniard was the first to save two break balls on his service (1-2, 15-40) before offering a break at the best of 4-4 moments. More precise on its service with 74 % points after its first ball (only 53 % for Moutet), Davidovich Fokina also was performing in the net. 20 points won over his 23 attempts and a magnificent retro volley at the start of the second set.
However, Moutet had the opportunities. Faced with the 34 direct faults of his opponent, the Frenchman obtained 10 break balls in the meeting. Led 4-1 in the second round, he returned to 4-3, obtaining four opportunities to equalize. In vain. The Spaniard allowed himself to conclude the match on the service of the French after a white game (6-4, 6-3). In the next round, Jakub Mensik will stand on the road to Spanish.
Tsitsipas: the electroshock did not work
When he has just recalled his father as a main coach, Stefanos Tsitsipas did not take the opportunity to win in Toronto. For its entry into this Masters 1000, the Greek was ineffective in the service and lost in three rounds against Australian Christopher O’Connell (6-4, 4-6, 6-2). The first break balls arrived at the end of the second round, when equalizing in a set everywhere. In lack of confidence, Tsitsipas offered his service to the 78th world player from the start of the decisive set. His collaboration with Legend Goran Ivanisevic did not work and the return of his father Apostolos is far from reassuring. The work will be long before seeing the true face of the 30th player in the world. Eliminated in Wimbledon after abandoning Valentin Royer, the Greek continues a fourth defeat in a row.
In front of his audience, Félix Auger-Aliassime was not more successful. The Canadian bowed in two rounds against the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (6-4, 6-4). Taylor Fritz, for his part, won in two rounds against Roberto Carballes Baena (7-5, 7-6 (1)), just like Alex de Minaur against Argentinian Francisco Comesana (6-4, 6-2).
