Foki fit enough?

The Spaniard maintains that it was really a too hard sequence and not a physical problem that explains his last two withdrawals.

Fokina admits that he hasn't managed his schedule well and that this year he's played way too much for his liking, he needed to take a break to rest and spend time with his wife apparently. I want to say that's smart but it took two withdrawals and probably a lot of pressure from his team for him to take a vacation. But I have no doubt about seeing him motivated and ready to fight tomorrow on the court, on the contrary I think it's even more beneficial. Given his level of play before the withdrawals there's enough to put on a great tournament during this fortnight and it starts with a first round against Shevchenko. The Kazakh also has some small withdrawal problems at the moment, he said he was sick in Cincinnati before withdrawing against Galan then made the final of a challenger and withdraws apparently due to a thigh problem. He's hard to pin down too. What I know about him is that he likes big matches, crazy confrontations and a hot crowd, I preferred him against a local! Especially since this year he really doesn't play crazy matches, you can count them on the fingers of one hand. On this type of hard surface it's not there that I prefer him either, and in terms of matchup I'm afraid he'll get caught out by Foki's intensity even if he's not bad at receiving.