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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina explains why he nearly quit tennis after winning Wimbledon juniors

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s rise to the top of the ATP rankings has been anything but linear, with the Spaniard nearly walking away from the sport just years after capturing the Wimbledon boys’ title in 2017. The pressure of becoming a junior Grand Slam champion at such a young age proved overwhelming, as Davidovich Fokina struggled to replicate his success in subsequent matches, even dropping to futures-level tournaments and briefly considering quitting.

His journey back to prominence has been marked by resilience, culminating in his first ATP 1000 victory at the Shanghai Masters this season, where he defeated Alexander Zverev, Rafael Nadal, and Frances Tiafoe en route to the title. The win propelled him to a career-high ranking of world No.

13, despite missing two months earlier due to a lower back injury that forced him to skip the US Open. Davidovich Fokina’s path to success has been defined by perseverance, as he overcame self-doubt and financial hurdles to reclaim his form and achieve his highest-ever ranking in professional tennis.

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