A unique personality, a man without fear of anything or anyone who does not avoid controversy and who always offers a naughty and juicy version, both on the track and at the press conference. That’s how it is Fabio Fognini and it will continue to be until it can stop offering its magic in the form of precious, intermittent and genuine tennis. Once having signed his classification to the quarterfinals, the one from San Remo went through microphones and left several pearls that deserve to be taken into account. In addition to referring to his conversation with Novak Djokovic when the Serb was expelled from Australia, he addressed other matters of great interest with his usual frankness.
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Withdrawal of Juan Martin Del Potro
Italian and Argentine came to face each other twice throughout their careers and it seems that a great relationship emerged, according to Fabio’s words. “He is a friend, a great colleague, it makes me very sad what has happened to him and seeing him the way he was the other day. I know the real Juan Martín, one of the few capable of fighting against the Big 4 when they were at their best. I have not been able to speak with him these days, but I wish him the best with all my heart because I consider him a friend”, commented the Italian.
How do you see tennis in the future?
“Look, I’m going to be honest. Maybe it’s because I’m from an older generation, but I don’t like the future that is presented for this sport. It’s all the same, the only thing you see are guys hitting forehand and serve bombs, I don’t like it nothing. When I retire from professional tennis I’m not going to see anything about this sport on television, nor am I going to pay a ticket to see that, I don’t think it’s worth it,” Fabio assured emphatically. “For whom I would pay a ticket is for Federer. I wish we could see him like in the old days, I love it, everything seems simple when he does it, but it’s not. I don’t know if we can see his best version again”, commented nostalgically the Italian.
His future in Davis Cup
Questioned about his options to return to defend the azurra in competition for nations, Fabio Fognini he was skeptical due to the meteoric irruption of Matteo Berrettini and Jannik Sinner, who have displaced him to a secondary role in recent appointments. “I still want to play for Italy in the Davis Cup, but I don’t know if I’ll be of any use. Having two top-10 players in the same team, I think it’s quite difficult to be an Italian captain right now,” a player who has great expectations in this ATP 250 Buenos Aires 2022where they will measure strength in the quarterfinals against Federico Delbonis.
