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PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
Friday, 19 March 2021, 14:06
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Fuengirola tennis star Alejandro Davidovich was knocked out of his second tournament in less than a week after a round-of-32 defeat to Filip Krajinovi at the ATP 500 Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Davidovich was beaten 7-5, 6-4 by the Serbian after defeating Radu Albot in the first round. The loss in Dubai comes less than a week after Davidovich fell to a surprise defeat last Thursday to Arthur Rinderknech in the round of 16 at the ATP 250 Open 13 tournament in Marseille.
The loss to Rinderknech in France was certainly unexpected given that the Frenchman was ranked 138th in the world going into the tournament, almost one hundred places below Davidovich. On top of this, Davidovich had comfortably won the first set 6-3 before the encounter turned on its head and his opponent took the next two sets 6-1, 6-2 to claim victory. The Spaniard was left particularly disappointed given that a good performance at the tournament could have pushed him into the top fifty of the world rankings for the first time in his career. On the same day, Davidovich and fellow countryman Marc López exited the doubles event in Marseille at the quarter-final stage following a 7-6, 6-1 loss to Australians Matt Reid and Matthew Ebden.
In Dubai, Davidovich took victory on Monday in his first round clash against Moldovan Radu Albot after a 6-4, 6-4 win against the world number 76. Albot had come into the match as a 'lucky loser' injury replacement after losing to Valencian Bernabé Zapata in qualifying. Davidovich did not have it all his own way and let his frustration show at one point in the match. However, he always seemed a few steps ahead of his opponent, who made several unforced errors as the game progressed.
The following day, Davidovich was up against Filip Krajinovi, the world number 33 and fourteenth seed for the tournament. The Serbian emerged victorious after 81 minutes with a 7-5, 6-4 win. Davidovich was left to rue missed opportunities on break points, converting 0/4 opportunities in the first set. In contrast, Krajinovi converted two of his three break point opportunities. In the sixth game of the set, Davidovich led 40-0, but was then undone by Krajinovi, who served three impressive first service shots to which the 21-year-old had no reply. Indeed, Krajinovi finished the first set having won 85% of first service points.
Into the second set, Davidovich's performance dropped and he made several errors that proved pivotal in such a close encounter. Krajinovi continued to excel when serving, even managing three aces in the final game to see off Davidovich. His dominance in this aspect can be seen in that he managed sixteen aces overall in the match compared to Davidovich with two.
Next up for Davidovich is the Miami Masters taking place next week before he is scheduled to return to home soil for the AnyTech365 Andalucía Open in Marbella, where he will be among the eight top-seeded competitors.
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