Holger Rune teaches Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokin a hard lesson after a costly mistake

There say no risk and no reward and most of the time a highly risky decision will look like a wise decision until it fails and gathers all the unnecessary attention

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina went for an underarm serve at a dye point in his third-round Wimbledon match against Danish Holger Rune on Saturday.

“Yeah, that was crazy. That was very unexpected, for sure,” the Dane, who had saved two match points, told reporters afterward. “In a way, it’s nice, because he was serving really well during the match. But also, you know, it’s pressure, because imagine I missed that one. That would feel awful.”

Asked if he would have served underarm at such an important period, the Dane quickly knew it was a risk and replied “No.”

“Every player has a different style. If he made it, it would have been the right shot. It’s tough to say,” he added.

“But yeah, I wouldn’t have done it. I thought that I would trust my serve and go big, also like I did in the match points, the match point I saved. I think it’s different from person to person.

“It was obviously surprising, but I don’t think he even bounced the ball, so I was aware that something was different.

“Then when I saw it, I just ran for it and tried to hit it where he wasn’t there. I mean, I choose to go cross. That was the right way. Yeah, I was maybe a little bit lucky, but I’m happy to be through.” the Danish international added