Spanish prospect Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is yet to drop a set at the European Open after two commanding displays against Damir Dzumhur and Steve Johnson but he faces a far more difficult test here. The 21-year-old reached a career-high 64th on Monday.Watch Now Live. after a strong showing at last week’s sister tournament and he should climb the rankings further still, though Diego Schwartzman should be winning this quarter-final. In the Argentine’s last 12 matches he has only lost to Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal – in fact also beating Nadal on his way to the Italian Open final back in September. Schwartzman is chasing ATP Finals qualification here and, though Davidovich Fokina will be a test, the world number 9 should emulate their Australian Open encounter earlier this year with another straight-sets win.

Match details

Date: 23 October 2020

Tournament: Bett1Hulks Championship 2020

Round: Quarterfinals

Venue: Cologne, Germany

Category: ATP 250

Surface: Indoor hardcourt

Prize money: €325,610

Match timing: Not before 3:30 pm CEST, 7.00 pm IST

Both players have been playing their best tennis since the resumption of the tour, but it is Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who has had more match practice on hardcourts lately. That will no doubt give him a boost in the match against Diego Schwartzman, especially if the Argentine has a slow start.We can expect a lot of long baseline rallies on Friday given that both players excel at hitting solid groundstrokes from the back of the court. That, coupled with their similarly strong movement, could make the contest a closely fought one.

The key for Schwartzman would be to find the extra bit of power and accuracy on his serve to avoid giving the Spaniard the chance to free his arms on the return. The Argentine is likely to have his hands full with Davidovich Fokina’s consistent shot-making, but his experience might be enough to take him past the finish line.

Prediction: Diego Schwartzman to win in three sets.Diego Schwartzman vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina preview.Second seed Diego Schwartzman will take on the unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the quarterfinals of the 2020 bett1Hulks Championship on Friday.Davidovich Fokina comes into this match on the back of some scintillating form on the indoor hardcourts of Germany. The Spaniard made the semis at the Cologne 1 event last week, before losing a closely fought battle against eventual winner

Second seed Diego Schwartzman will take on the unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the quarterfinals of the 2020 bett1Hulks Championship on Friday.and Steve Johnson in straight sets. The 21-year-old has shown considerable improvement in his game lately, especially on quicker surfaces, and will be looking to continue his fine run as long as he can.

Davidovich Fokina will now be pitted against Diego Schwartzman, one of the most in-form players on tour at the moment. The Argentine is playing in his first tournament since the French Open but seems to have adapted well to the conditions, registering a comprehensive win over Oscar Otte in his first match.

Davidovich Fokina comes into this match on the back of some scintillating form on the indoor hardcourts of Germany. The Spaniard made the semis at the Cologne 1 event last week, before losing a closely fought battle against ventual.Schwartzman’s favorite surface is clay, but he has the game and experience to do well on indoor hardcourts too.Diego Schwartzman vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina head-to-head

Diego Schwartzman leads Alejandro Davidovich Fokina by a margin of 1-0 in the head-to-head. The pair had met in the second round of the Australian Open earlier this year, with the Argentine winning 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
Diego Schwartzman vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina prediction

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