[ogre]

Great character, sad to see him go.

 

[Muzzafan]

Clown of a man. Full of talent that was wasted and only he is to blame. His good runs were great but rare. He tries to market dumb stereotypes to the rest of the ignorant world with "Madonna" and the shallow fans will lap it up. He makes Italians look like a laughing stock.

 

[Fogmeister]

Well, it was bound to happen, as he lost a couple steps with age.

Those who are in MTF since 2013 or 2014 should recall I wasn't his fan back there. But all changed in Rio 2015 when I was able to see the light.

Great player, great talent, great character. It was a pleasure, Fabio. Best of luck from now on.

 

[Slasher1985]

One of the very few players who could show his absolute peak and his deepest bottom in the same match. Sometimes, even minutes apart. Enjoy retirement, Fogna.

 

[FelipeL]

That prize would have to go to Rios, but you might be a little to young to have seen him play in his peak

I am definitely not too young not to watch Rios I started watching tennis in mid 80s

 

[You Serve I Return]

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It sucks that I was a Nadal fan back then, it hurt back in the day... especially that year.

 

[Nancy Pelosi]

Arthur in ruins

 

[Enrico82]

Us Italian fans of a certain age are enjoying an embarrassment of riches now, but for many, many, MANY years, it was just Fabio carrying the can (with some help from Seppi).
Few players could evoke such a breadth of emotions, often in the same match - moments of pure genius and utter petulance stood side by side. That was Fabio.
An incredible shot-maker at its best, as good as any of them. I will miss him. We'll always have Montecarlo 2019.

 

[Fogmeister]

Arthur in ruins

I will miss moments like these for sure.

 

[You Serve I Return]

Clown of a man. Full of talent that was wasted and only he is to blame. His good runs were great but rare. He tries to market dumb stereotypes to the rest of the ignorant world with "Madonna" and the shallow fans will lap it up. He makes Italians look like a laughing stock.

Yeah, I even prefer Sinner to him, that says something...

 

[BaselineGod]

I am definitely not too young not to watch Rios I started watching tennis in mid 80s

great, then you might have forgotten him, because Rios was definitely the most nonchalant of all.. even more than Fognini.

 

[FilipoSVK]

Fognini has always been one of those players with tremendous potential and talent, but not the mentality and approach required to win the biggest titles and fight for the top of the rankings. Such a shame he never changed his ways.

 

[RUNECARAZ ERA]

Fognini>> Kygrios

 

[Jeppo]

Fognini>> Kygrios

You know what, your posts are usually just trolling, but this has some sense in it. Two similar players, one way more sponsored than the other but in the end if you look at their results (assuming neither will do anything serious anymore) they had similar careers.

Best ranking:
Fogna 9 b. Kyrgios 13

Titles:
Fogna 9 b. Kyrgios 7

Grand slam results:
Kyrgios (1F, 3QF) b. Fogna (1 QF)

Big titles:
Fogna 1 (MonteCarlo M1000) b. Kyrgios (0)

Double slams:
they both won AO once

Top 10 wins:
Kyrgios (27) b. Fogna (17)

Wins over Nadal:
Fognini (4, 3 on clay) b. Kyrgios (3, none on clay)

Wins over big 4:
both have 6, Fognini never beat Djoker or Roger, Kyrgios never beat Murray

So overall, Kyrgios just slighlty better in big stages (slams and top 10 wins) and even less consistent than Fabio (who has better career high ranking and titles).
Of course, one way more comfortabel on clay and the other on other surfaces.

 

[Federinka]

I will miss moments like these for sure.

Nadal is always salty at the net.

 

[Nancy Pelosi]

Jaja No me rompas los huevos

 

[CooCooCachoo]

Why would he still play after Rome? This would be the perfect farewell event.

 

[SherryB]

So much talent,loved his style at his peak.
If only he was not so lazy person,wasting talent.

Don't you think it would have helped if he had been 2 or 3 inches taller? His serve would have been better (always a point of vulnerability). I realize there have been highly successful players who were shorter than Fognini (think Chang, Schwartzman), but their temperaments were entirely different. Tipsarevic, as one example, was the same height as Fognini, and I think Fognini had a better career.

 

[Nole Rules]

The most entertaining Italian of all-time and one of the most fun players to watch in general. Unreal talent. He will be missed Those performances vs Nadal and Murray were something really special. Will never forget his wins over Nadal at USO and MC. Peak tennis.

 

[asmazif]

And so it finally comes to an end. Fan since 2009 (and straight up favourite from 2011 - somehow predicted his QF run pre-Roland Garros), up there with the best player to watch in history with the combo of his aesthetic, clean-hitting game & the knowledge that SOMETHING was always going to happen. The 2015 US Open R3 is a legit contender for my all-time favourite match result.