Ricky’s Tennis picks for Thursday in Monte-Carlo, including Fritz vs. Korda

Davidovich Fokina picked up the perfect win of his profession on Tuesday, stunning world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1. Numerous that clearly needed to do with Djokovic’s rust, however Davidovich Fokina is a proficient participant and clay at all times provides him the perfect probability of delivering on that expertise. Among the many Forty sixth-ranked Spaniard’s 2021 clay-court outcomes have been a quarterfinal in Monte-Carlo, the semis in Estoril, the third spherical in Rome as a qualifier, and the quarters at Roland Garros.

Up subsequent for Davidovich Fokina on Thursday is a second assembly with Goffin, who received their solely earlier encounter 6-0, 6-2 on the grass courts of ‘s-Hertogenbosch three years in the past. Goffin is now not in peak form as a consequence of numerous bodily issues in latest seasons, however he seems to be in resurgent type throughout this clay-court swing. The Forty seventh-ranked Belgian received it began with a title final week in Marrakech and up to now in Monte-Carlo he has taken out Benjamin Bonzi and Dan Evans in straight units. With Goffin’s confidence restored, will probably be powerful for Davidovich Fokina to comply with up such a monumental victory on Tuesday with one other nice effort.

Choose: Goffin in 3

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