By Chris Oddo | @Thefanchild | Wednesday 9 July 2025
Fabio fognini He has chosen to call him a career earlier than expected. The Italian, who lost to Carlos Alcaraz in five sets in Wimbledon last week, announced that he would hang his rocket – in effect immediately.
“Today is something official. I say goodbye to everyone,” Fognini said, according to ATP, during a press conference held in London.
A last match to rememberGood luck with everything, Fabio@fabiofogna Pic.twitter.com/b5pquohrxll
– Tenis TV (@tennistv) 9 July 2025
The wild entertainment Italian ends his career with a record 426-396. During his career, Fognin was set up in a high career no.9 in the ATP PIF ranking and won nine titles of ATP Tour, including his lonely triumph ATP Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo in 2019.
Fognin also won the first 17 10 wins, including a dramatic recovery from two groups against Rafael Nadal in US Open 2015. Fognin scored four wins over Nadal including – extremely three in clay. He also had five wins over Andy Murray including a masterful victory over Scotland in Davis Cup in 2014 in Naples.
A farewell we will all rememberCongrats on a brilliant career, @fabiofogna 👏#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/2uup17qa0i
– Wimbledon (@wimbledon) 9 July 2025
Fognini, who married the Open 2015 Flavia Pennetta champion, has three children, Federico, Farah and Flamini.
He was charismatic, Brusk, controversial and entertaining during his two -decade professional career, often attracting the anger of his opponents with an unclear attitude. He was also incredibly talented, with the ability to intervene delicate touch with startling explosions of power. In clay, the surface he grew up in, he was at the maximum, and in his prime minister played as one of the five best wreaths in the world.
