Alejandro Davidovich Fokina sent the Paris Masters fans into a frenzy albeit not so much due to his tennis more out of anger as he saw off Arthur Cazaux on Wednesday at the Paris Masters.
Annoyed by the loud cheering of the fans in the stands, he sealed a 7-6(5), 6-4 win over the French wild card and produced a night night celebration. He did it once or twice as he mocked the French fans as he did it after winning match point then following the post match handshake. He returned to the centre of the court to give the fans another taste before shouting Come on.
Needless to say, they weren't best pleased by this celebration as they took to jeer him. It was his second straight win over a Frenchman as he saw off Valentin Royer. Next up is not a Frenchman but defending champion, Alexander Zverev.
Bonne nuit Paris for Cazaux but not for ADF who moves through once more.
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