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.
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.