By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 9, 2025
Fabio Fognini has elected to name it a profession sooner than anticipated. The Italian, who misplaced to Carlos Alcaraz in 5 units at Wimbledon final week, introduced that he’ll hold up his racquet – efficient instantly.
“I used to be right here week in the past in all probability, greater than per week in the past, and I left one thing,” mentioned Fognini, who pushed two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz to 5 units in his ultimate match at Wimbledon. “I believe at the moment is one thing then is official. I say goodbye to all people. It is one thing that was in my thoughts already.”
A ultimate match to be remembered ✨Good luck with every little thing, Fabio 🇮🇹@fabiofogna pic.twitter.com/B5PqoHrxll
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 9, 2025
The wildly entertaining Italian ends his profession with a 426-396 file. Throughout his profession, Fognini rose to a career-high No. 9 within the PIF ATP Rankings and received 9 ATP Tour titles, together with his lone ATP Masters 1000 triumph in Monte-Carlo in 2019.
Fognini additionally earned 17 Prime 10 wins, together with a dramatic comeback from two units down in opposition to Rafael Nadal on the 2015 US Open. Fognini notched 4 wins over Nadal together with – remarkably – three on clay. He additionally had 5 wins over Andy Murray together with a masterful victory over the Scot at Davis Cup in 2014 at Napoli.
A farewell we’ll all keep in mind 💚🤍❤️Congratulations on a superb profession, @fabiofogna 👏#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/2Uup17QA0i
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 9, 2025
Fognini, who married 2015 US Open champion Flavia Pennetta, has three youngsters, Federico, Farah and Flaminia.
“Wasn’t simple as a result of the final three years of my profession I used to be struggling rather a lot with accidents,” Fognini toldledon the media on Wednesday at Wimbledon. “However as a competitor, I attempted to do my greatest each time I step on court docket. However yeah, now I’ve to be trustworthy with myself.”
The flashy Fognini was charismatic, brusque, controversial and entertaining throughout his two-decade skilled profession, typically drawing the ire of his opponents with a flippant perspective. He was additionally extremely gifted, with the flexibility to intersperse delicate contact with stunning bursts of energy. On the clay, the floor he grew up on, he was at his greatest, and in his prime he performed like one of many 5 greatest clay-courters on the planet.
“I am pleased the way in which I say goodbye to the skilled tennis profession,” he mentioned. “I did my greatest. … Lots of feelings are in my thoughts. Yeah, the final ten days I did not sleep so effectively.”
