FABIO FOGNINI RUMORS
Fognini, Italy finish off Croatia
Fabio Fognini beat Ivan Dodig in four sets in the decisive singles match on Sunday to give Italy a 3-2 win over Croatia in the Davis Cup and send his country to the quarterfinals for the first time in 15 years.
Fognini recovered from losing the first set, which saw five breaks of serve, to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours, 43 minutes.
Dodig racked up 17 aces, but still found himself...
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February 03, 2013
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Fognini beats Dodig to give Italy win over Croatia
Fabio Fognini beat Ivan Dodig in four sets in the decisive singles match on Sunday to give Italy a 3-2 win over Croatia in the Davis Cup and send his country to the quarterfinals for the first time in 15 years.
Fognini recovered from losing the first set, which had five breaks of serve, to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours, 43 minutes.
Dodig racked up 17 aces, but still found himself...
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February 03, 2013
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Fognini reaches St. Petersburg final
Fabio Fognini of Italy beat Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to advance to the final of the St. Petersburg Open.
Fognini will play in his second career final after winning his maiden title in April in Bucharest, Romania.
The 53rd-ranked Fognini rallied from an early break by winning four consecutive games in the first set and broke his opponent decisively in the...
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September 18, 2012
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Not Done Yet – Roddick Beats Fognini, will play Del Potro next at US Open
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – The 20th seed Andy Roddick postponed his retirement by advancing to the fourth round of the US Open with a 7-5, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4 win over Italy’s Fabio Fognini on Sunday.
“I am trying to keep all of my emotions together. All the support I have received over the past few days has been truly humbling,” said Roddick.
“It was a pretty physical match...
Federer Breezes Past Former Practice Partner Fognini
WIMBLEDON – Roger Federer mentioned that he had practiced with Fabio Fognini, when the Italian was a junior. Federer said that it’s pretty common to hit with juniors during the second week of the grand slams. He thought Fognini was a good player and he was happy to see he him on the tour.
On Wednesday, they met on the second round at Wimbledon, and Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Fognini...
10 things you should know about Fabio Fognini
Few players without a career title draw as much of a reaction out of tennis fans as Fabio Fognini. Known for his dramatic ups-and-downs, animated facial expressions, on-court theatrics, and eyebrows, this Italian tennis player, currently ranked 45, certainly knows how to make an impact. With career wins over Andy Murray and Gael Monfils, a career high ranking of 32, and a (controversial...
Photo: The Fabio Fognini runner-up pose
Leave it to a guy with the first name Fabio (last name Fognini) to tweet a picture of himself posing with his runner-up trophy from the BRD Nastaste Tiriac Trophy Tournament as if he is auditioning for an adult film role - if you know what I mean.....
Being a runner-up never looked so good.
Photo via Fabio's Twitter Page
Simon To Face Fognini for Bucharest Title
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon will attempt to capture his third Bucharest title when he faces Fabio Fognini on Sunday. Simon moved past Matthias Bachinger 7-5, 6-2, while Fognini soundly ousted qualifier Attila Balazs, 6-3, 6-1.
Simon who took the Bucharest title in 2007 and 2008 spoke about his chances,”I know that I can play very good here. I know the center court perfectly and...
Fognini loses at Chennai Open
Sixth-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy was eliminated and fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia escaped in the first round of the Chennai Open on Monday.
Dudi Sela of Israel routed Fognini 6-0, 6-1. Dodig rallied past Indian wild card Vishnu Vardhan 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-1. Dodig saved five match points in the second set before easing through the third set.
Another Indian wild card, Yuki Bhambri...
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January 02, 2012
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