A defeat that hurts, and which is leaving an aftermath of a controversy launched by the Italian tennis player. Yes, because Fabio Fognini ended his adventure at the Italian Open Internationals by tennis after losing in the round of 16 to the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipras. A resounding 6-4 6-3 in just one hour and twelve minutes of play.
Without prejudice to the absolute strength of the opponent, emphasised by the same Fognini in an interview at the end of the match, what did not go down well with the Italian athlete was the decision of the director of the tournament, Sergio PalmieriHe was 'guilty' of forcing the tennis player to play two matches on the same day, a few hours apart. The San Remo player, in fact, had only finished the previous match at 5.30 p.m. due to yesterday's postponement due to bad weather, but had to surrender to the Greek Tsitsipras shortly afterwards.
“Unfortunately, this is the tournament director and we have to keep him - thundered Fognini -. Some people should get the fuck out of here. It's a thought of mine and I already said it last year". And when asked what, in essence, the director of the Internazionali Open d'Italia should have done to avoid a double match in twenty-four hours, the Ligurian replied in an irritated manner at the press conference: '.I don't know, ask him“.
Finally, a last joke from Fabio Fognini on the opponent who beat him and who will now meet Roger Federer in the quarter-finals. "Stefanos is in a very positive moment and it showed. When I had my chances I felt like I gave him the victory“.
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