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By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, August 1, 2025
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina slammed ATP scheduling in Toronto.<\/p>\n

Dan Evans delivered a stinging wake-up call to the Spaniard in response.<\/p>\n

On his Instagram Stories<\/a>, Evans called out Davidovich Fokina\u2019s \u201cpathetic\u201d griping.<\/p>\n

Reposting the Spaniard\u2019s criticism, Evans posted \u201cWake up and play. The world wakes up and works 9-5 even 8-6. Pathetic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Briton\u2019s blunt response came after Davidovich Fokina, who suffered a gut-wrenching loss to Alex de Minaur in last week\u2019s Washington, DC final, ripped the ATP scheduling his National Bank Open match for 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEvery match starts at 12:30 p.m., except ours, which has been scheduled for 11 a.m.,\u201d Davidovich Fokina wrote on Instagram Stories.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re staying one hour away from the club, which means that we have to wake up extremely early to arrive in good conditions. We asked for a change, but the answer was that everything was already sold: tickets, TV rights, etc. Once again, it\u2019s clear that the players are not taken into consideration. The ATP always promises they\u2019ll fix things, but nothing ever changes.\u201d<\/p>\n