After being out of action for several months, Nick Kyrgios finally made his return to the ATP Tour at the Washington Open.
Prior to Wimbledon, where he is a former finalist, Kyrgios suffered an injury setback, which saw him miss the entire grass-court season.
Having made his recovery, the Australian featured in the doubles event in D.C., where he and partner Gael Monfils suffered a first-round exit.
During his time in Washington, one ATP star has caught Kyrgios‘ attention and looks to be playing the best tennis of his career.
Photo by Rich Storry/Getty ImagesNick Kyrgios names the ‘very underrated player on the ATP Tour
In a post on his Instagram story, Kyrgios shared a clip of a point he played with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
He captioned the video: “Points like this. Low key, in my opinion, very underrated player, incredible talent, Foki v Demon Washington final.”
Davidovich Fokina is set to play Alex de Minaur in the Washington Open final after an impressive campaign in the American capital.
The Spaniard has earned victories over Learner Tien, first seed Taylor Fritz, and Ben Shelton en route to the championship match.
Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesAlejandro Davidovich Fokina’s improved results in 2025
Before this year, Davidovich Fokina had made just one final in his career, which came at the Monte-Carlo Masters in 2022, where he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Now, in 2025, he has already reached three, having advanced to the last stages of the Delray Beach Open, the Mexican Open, and now the Washington Open.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s three ATP Finals in 2025
Though he has never won a title in his career, Davidovich Fokina continues to get closer and is in red-hot form heading into his clash with de Minaur.
He has a head-to-head record of 2-2 with his next opponent, with their last match coming in the Canadian Open semi-final in 2023, which went the way of the world number 13.