Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Bio

  • • Nicknames are Ale, Davi and Foki.
  • • Speaks Spanish, English and Russian.
  • • Father, Eduard Mark Davidovich, was a boxer; mother, Tatiana Fokina; brother, Mark.
  • • Began playing tennis at age 2.5 with his father.
  • • First trained at La Cala del Moral with coach Manolo Rubiales.
  • • Began training at age 11 with current coach Jorge Aguirre at Racket Club Fuengirola.
  • • Left home at age 16 to continue developing as a tennis player.
  • • Inspired by Roger Federer but thinks his game is reminiscent of Novak Djokovic.
  • • Favourite shot is backhand, surface is grass, tournament is Wimbledon and city on tour is Brisbane.
  • • Animal-lover who owns 2 cats and launched Adoptas.org in April 2021, a pet adoption platform that aims to connect anyone looking to adopt or foster a pet with shelters and rescues across Spain.
  • • Has a tattoo of a tsunami, "but my coach says I’m more like a volcano because he knows I have a lot of energy inside of me and I don’t know how to control that energy."
  • • Considers himself superstitious, wearing 1 black and 1 white sock on court since age 15.
  • • Likes football and is a fan of Real Madrid. Also supports boxer Floyd Mayweather.
  • • Favourite movie is Creed II and actor is Sylvester Stallone.
  • • Enjoys cooking and favourite food is cheesecake.
  • • Favourite book is Open by Andre Agassi, TV show is Got Talent and superhero is Captain America.
  • • Listens to reggaeton singer Bad Bunny.
  • • Guilty pleasure is sleeping all day.
  • • Says that his best quality is sensibility and worst quality is impatience.
     

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