"It's a dream come true" - Davidovich Fokina on reaching Monte-Carlo final

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina continued his dream run at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Saturday, downing Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-3 to reach his first ATP Tour final.

The Spaniard arrived in Monte Carlo with a 4-9 record on the season, having earned just one Top 100 win in 2022. However, the World No. 46 has produced a string of impressive performances this week, combining quality with grit to earn standout victories over World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Indian Wells champ Taylor Fritz, Marcos Giron, David Goffin and now Dimitrov.

He said:

“I am so, so happy to be in the final. It is a dream come true. When I was a kid I was dreaming about this day. It is a dream and I am so happy. The second set I had my chances, but I didn’t play very well. I was so tight and he just put the ball in. The tie-break was also tight. But I went to the bathroom and said that I want this win.”

Fokina was very relieved that all the hard work was paying off:

“Since preseason in December, we worked very hard to have moment like this. From the beginning of this season I had a lot of matches that I could have won but I lost them. I just continued to keep believing to keep pushing. Doesn't matter about the results. I am just enjoying every moment and playing every ball.”