Alejandro Davidovich Fokina suffered further heartbreak in the Washington Open final.

Davidovich Fokina was consoled by Alex de Minaur after their final at the Washington Open where he had three championship points.

This is the fourth time the Spaniard has finished as runner-up, with Davidovich Fokina the highest ranked ATP player without a title.

Now after his crushing defeat, former top 10 player John Isner has predicted what will now happen to Davidovich Fokina.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain reacts during the men's singles championship match against Alex De Minaur of Australia on the final day of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2025 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center.Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesJohn Isner does not think Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will win an ATP title soon

Isner cannot relate to Davidovich Fokina, having won 16 titles in his career before retiring in 2023.

When discussing Davidovich Fokina’s fourth loss in an ATP final on the Nothing Major podcast, Isner suggested that he did not think he would be able to win a title for a while now.

Isner pointed out that all the tournaments leading up to and including the US Open are Masters 1000 or higher.

The American also claimed that Davidovich Fokina is probably feeling exhausted both physically and mentally after some late finishes in his wins over Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton.

“I have a feeling that Davidovich Fokina is going to have to wait a lot longer before he wins his first title,” said Isner. “I like his game but I don’t see him winning Toronto, Cincinnati or the US Open.

“I think he has got to be haggard. That tournament physically! I was watching that Fritz match and that match was way up late. That match was crazy brutal in the quarter final, Davidovich Fokina beat Taylor up at 2am in the morning. This DC tournament, as good as it is, is taxing.

“So I have got to feel for Davidovich Fokina making it all the way to the final and losing those match points. Playing a couple of matches and ending in the wee hours of the morning and then heading to Toronto. He has to be feeling awful right now.”

Steve Johnson says what he thinks will happen when Alejandro Davidovich Fokina arrives in Toronto

There is little turnaround for Davidovich Fokina to take time to reflect on his defeat in the Washington Open final, and he actually flew to his next tournament with the man who beat him, De Minaur.

Former world number 21 Steve Johnson expects the Canadian Open to be a tricky tournament for Davidovich Fokina, with a lot more attention than usual likely to be on the world number 19.

“The way he lost that final there is going to be some residual effects I feel in Toronto,” said Johnson. “I hope not, but that’s just going to be hard.

“You guys know how it is, you lose a tough match like that in a final and everybody wants to win a title. He is going to get to Toronto today and everyone is going to talk to him ‘oh man, tough one yesterday’. Or they are not going to say anything and just give him that look.

“He knows it, he can feel it, he doesn’t want to be there in that moment so tennis is a brutal sport. He had an amazing week but it’s going to taste sour for some time.”

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Fortunately for Davidovich Fokina, he has a few days away from the matchcourt after receiving a bye as a seeded player.

His opening match in Toronto will be against either Washington Open semifinalist Corentin Moutet or Jenson Brooksby.