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Bolelli/Fognini Hold Nerve To Keep Italy’s Davis Cup Dream Alive

Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini kept alive Italy’s hopes of a first Davis Cup title since 1976 on Thursday in Malaga, where the doubles duo edged Tommy Paul and Jack Sock 6-4, 6-4 to clinch a hard-fought quarter-final win against the USA. Bolleli and Fognini, who have lifted five tour-level titles

‘Fantastic,’ Fognini Says Of Milan

The Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals spotlights the best 21-and-under tennis players in the world. Popular 35-year-old Italian Fabio Fognini might be more than a decade removed from that classification, but he was thrilled to be at the Allianz Cloud on Tuesday with wife, WTA legend Flavia Pennetta. “It’s

Why Fognini Says Playing Nadal Is ‘An Amazing Present’

Fabio Fognini is one of tennis’ great showmen. The charismatic Italian is capable of competing against anyone on the circuit on his day. The 35-year-old shotmaker knows he will need to be at his very best Wednesday evening when he plays four-time US Open champion Rafael Nadal. “I know that it’s

Fognini Earns 400th Win In Hamburg

The Fabulous One looks out from his enigmatic photo on the ATP Tour website with a slightly raised eyebrow and a Mona Lisa half-smile. It’s the perfect image for a guy, who like a jalapeno-laced martini, is somehow simultaneously fiery and irresistibly cool. On Tuesday in the Hamburg European Open, Fabio

Fognini Stops Thiem’s Late Charge In Rome Opener

Dominic Thiem produced some of his best tennis since his return to the ATP Tour from injury, but it was not enough to overcome home favourite Fabio Fognini at the Internazionali BNL D’Italia on Monday. Fognini delighted the Rome Center Court crowd by gutting out a 6-4, 7-6(5) win over the

Murray, Halep Lead ATP & WTA Stars In Miami Open Unites

The stars of the ATP Tour and the Hologic WTA Tour are used to competing against each other, but on Tuesday they came together in a big way in Miami. The world’s best tennis players ventured into the wider South Florida community for the second edition of Miami Open Unites, a

Bolelli/Fognini Do Double Duty For Rio de Janeiro Title

Italians Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini claimed their fourth tour-level doubles title together on Sunday evening when they defeated third seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 7-5, 6-7(2), 10-6 to win the Rio Open presented by Claro. The countrymen did double duty on Sunday, winning their semi-final against Santiago Gonzalez

Fognini Fights Past PCB Into Rio QFs

‘Tis the season for Fabio Fognini. The Italian called the South American clay-court swing his “favourite place to be" after extending his stay in Rio de Janeiro with a battling three-hour victory over fourth seed Pablo Carreno Busta. Wednesday’s 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 result improves Fognini’s record to 13-6 at the Rio

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