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The Italian veteran Fabio Fognini38, announced Wednesday in Wimbledon its withdrawal with immediate effect, nine days after his defeat in five sets against Carlos Alcaraz In the first round.
The old number nine in the world, currently 138ยบ in the classification ATPhe had already made known from the Tournament of Rome in May that this was his last year in the circuit.
“Today is official, I say goodbye to all,” said the winner of the Masters 1000 de Montecarlo in 2019, the most prestigious title in the career of this specialist in whipped land.
His heroic defeat against Alcarazcurrent double champion of Wimbledon“It is the best way to say goodbye” of professional tennis, the winner of nine titles estimated ATP.
“I have suffered many injuries for the last three years. I’m still very motivation, I still love this sport, I have many memories. I have played against Roger (Federer), Rafa (Nadal), contra Aile (Djokovic). It was impossible for me to win a Grand Slam“, he was honest Fognini.
Before the hatching of the generation of Matteo Caps, Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Muzzles y Flavio Cobollihe returned the prestige to his country’s tennis by becoming Roland Garros In 2011 in the first Italian to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam from 1998.
Defeated this Wednesday in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon ante Novak Djokovic, Cobolli applauded the career of Fognini at his post-part press conference.
“I’ve always seen him as an idol,” admitted the Florentino of 23 years.
“Today Italian tennis is at this level especially thanks to him. You have done a lot for us,” he thanked him Cobolli.
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