By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Photo credit: Tennis TV Screen Shot
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wasn’t sleeping on the job today—he was too busy delivering nap time celebration after a job well done.
Annoyed by the loud cheering of French fans during his 7-6(5), 6-4 win over French wild card Arthur Cazaux, Davidovich Fokina put French fans in a sleeper hold with his nighty-night celebration expression.
Watch Davidovich Fokina—not once but twice—deliver the mocking sleeper hold move to French fans after his victory. First the Spaniard plays the sleeper right after winning match point, then following the post-match handshake, he returns to the center of the court to hit French fans with a double dose of doze, bellowing “Come on!” for good measure.
Bonne nuit, Paris 😴@alexdavidovich1 finishes off Cazaux 7-6 6-4 at #RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/7uIxBcEBIq
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 29, 2025
It was as if Basel finalist Davidovich Fokina’s dozy denouement was his way of saying: “Hey French fans, go sleep on this tonight.”
Needless to say, the French crowd on Court 2 didn’t take the Spaniard’s slight in stride as some responded with jeers.
It was Davidovich Fokina’s second straight victory over a French foe following his opening-round win over lucky loser Valentin Royer.
No time for nap time for Davidovich Fokina. Next up for the 15th-seeded Spaniard is defending champion Alexander Zverev.
