Prediction Of Fokina Vs Mendez H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel Presentado Por Hsbc 2025?

What Time Will Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Play Against Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez?

Fokina and Mendez are on the Day 4 Schedule at Abierto Mexicano Telcel Presentado Por Hsbc 2025 on Thursday 27 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) will be facing [WC] Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (MEX) in their first-ever meeting.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 25 years old and currently ranked No. 48 in the world, reached his career-high ranking of No. 21 in August 2023. In 2025, he has a record of 11-5, including reaching the final of the Delray Beach tournament. He has also had success in Acapulco, maintaining a 2-0 record so far this year.

One of Davidovich Fokina’s notable achievements was breaking Novak Djokovic’s serve nine times in their match at the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo. This win led him to his first ATP Tour final of his career. He also reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final at Roland Garros in 2021, as well as his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final at Monte Carlo in the same year. Notably, he defeated Casper Ruud in a thrilling five-set match at Roland Garros.

Throughout his junior career, Davidovich Fokina stood as the World No. 2 after winning the Wimbledon boys’ singles title in 2017 and accumulating a record of 20-1. Outside of tennis, he has a passion for animals and currently owns two cats. In 2021, he launched Adoptas.org, a pet adoption platform aimed at connecting people interested in fostering or adopting pets with shelters and rescues in Spain.

In his recent match against Thiago Monteiro, Davidovich Fokina saved four match points after being down 2-6 in the second-set tiebreak. This victory came after he squandered two championship points in the final of the Delray Beach tournament. Looking ahead, Davidovich Fokina aims to reach his seventh ATP Tour semi-final, with his previous semi-final appearances being at ATP Masters 1000 events in Monte Carlo and Toronto.

On the other side, Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez is a 19-year-old tennis player from Mexico, currently ranked No. 356 in the world. He achieved his career-high ranking of No. 355 in February 2025. Pacheco Mendez earned his first ATP ranking points in March 2022 at the age of 16 and broke into the Top 500 in May 2024.

Pacheco Mendez made his ATP Tour debut as a wildcard at the 2022 Los Cabos tournament, where he secured his first tour-level win against Sun. He also represented Mexico in the Davis Cup, earning victories over Holmgren and Purtseladze during a 3-2 record. In May 2023, he reached the peak of the junior rankings and won the boys’ doubles title at Roland Garros alongside partner Demin. Pacheco Mendez became the first Mexican junior Grand Slam champion since Abaroa in 1992 and ended his junior career with a 17-0 run, which included three titles.

On the Challenger tour, Pacheco Mendez has had a record of 14-30. He reached the quarter-finals in tournaments such as Acapulco and Zagreb in 2024. Additionally, he achieved a notable victory over World No. 91 Tirante in the first round of the Cuernavaca (Morelos) tournament.

In 2024, Pacheco Mendez defeated former World No. 17 Tomic to claim his second ITF World Tennis Tour title at the M25 Xalapa tournament.

In the current Acapulco tournament, Pacheco Mendez won his first-ever ATP Tour match against Vukic before receiving a walkover by the No. 2 seed Casper Ruud. He aims to become the first Mexican to reach the semi-finals of an ATP Tour event since Luis Herrera in 1993. Pacheco Mendez’s impressive performance has propelled him up the rankings, advancing 126 spots to No. 230 on the PIF ATP Live Rankings, with the potential to reach No. 167 if he secures a quarter-final victory.

It is worth noting that Pacheco Mendez’s quarter-final achievement in Acapulco marks the first time a Mexican has reached this stage since the tournament moved from Mexico City to Acapulco in 2001. Additionally, he is the first Mexican to achieve this feat on hard courts, as the event was previously played on clay until 2014.

Overall, the upcoming match between Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez promises an intriguing encounter on the Grandstand court.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Fokina will win.
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