[50][51] He has been known to lose his cool on occasion. His 13-match winning streak was ended in the final by Tommy Robredo, whilst his ranking rose to a new career-high of World No. The second round was a routine straight-sets win over Guillermo García-López. After missing the 2008 French Open due to injury problems, Fognini reached the semifinals of both Warsaw and Umag (beating former World No. The latter was a classically unorthodox affair, with Fognini leading 5–2 in the final set, squandering two match points, only to eventually win in a tiebreak. Fognini was however unable to convert and lost the final in a third set tiebreaker. Then, Flavia gave birth to their first child in 2017! Having qualified for the tournament, he defeated Peter Polansky in the first round, before taking out the 13th seed Andy Murray in straight sets. He also utilises the backhand down the line frequently, often in key moments. 1 Djokovic. Together with Simone Bolelli, Fognini won the 2015 Australian Open doubles championship, becoming the first all-Italian men's pair to win a Grand Slam title in the Open era. He won the title by beating qualifier Federico Delbonis in three sets, recovering from 1–4 down in the second set and saving three match points in the second set tiebreak. SR=strike rate (events won/competed).

Partnering Frederico Gil, he also lost in the doubles final of the Fürth Challenger. Italy failed to reach the final, finishing at the bottom of their group. 4 seed Tomáš Berdych (his second victory over the Czech in Monte Carlo) to reach his first career quarterfinal in a Masters event. He also enjoys motorbike racing and is a fan of Valentino Rossi. SCOTUS Challenge Likely Over PA Ballots ... Tells Divided States of America, 'Too Soon'!!! At the 2013 MercedesCup in Stuttgart, Fognini reached his third career final, defeating top seed and home favourite Tommy Haas en route.

In the London 2012 Olympics, Fognini was drawn against Novak Djokovic in the first round. [18] He carried on his rich vein of form to straight-set both Albert Ramos and No. The two began dating back in 2014 -- got engaged in 2015 -- and tied the knot in 2016.

[30][31][32], At the St. Petersburg Open, Fognini reached the final by defeating top seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the semifinal. Fognini's most successful surface is red clay, upon which he has won eight of his nine ATP singles titles, most notably at the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters, as well as having reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 French Open. Check out 31-year-old Fabio Fognini and his wife Flavia Pennetta -- a real-life married couple who happen to look great in their skivvies. Fognini Makes History By Cracking The Top 10", "Wimbledon 2019: Serena Williams fined for damaging match court", "Davis Cup: Fabio Fognini beats Andy Murray to force decider", "Fognini aiming to spoil Nadal's run in Barcelona—again", "Rafael Nadal cedes two-set lead for first time in shock loss to Fabio Fognini", https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/fabio-fognini-hit-with-suspended-two-slam-ban_sto6362979/story.shtml, "Olympics Rio 2016: Andy Murray survives huge scare against Fabio Fognini to reach last eight", "Flavia Pennetta Wants to Become a Mother! In the tiebreak, he went up a minibreak, lost five points in a row, won four in a row and lost. 19 in the ATP ranking, his best in more than three years. 94. His Mephistophelean moustache and goatee suggest he has seen and … 2 and three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal to reach his maiden Masters 1000 final.

At the US Open, Fognini beat Steve Johnson and Pablo Cuevas to advance to the third round where he caused a major upset, beating Rafael Nadal in five sets, coming from two sets and a break of serve down in both the third and fourth sets. He won the Australian Open 2015 doubles championship, becoming the first all-Italian men’s pair to victory. In April, he beat Rafael Nadal again in the third round of the Barcelona Open, but he again lost in the next round to Pablo Andujar. Fognini won his fourth ATP title at July's 2016 Croatia Open at Umag. Eugenie Bouchard instead wrote: ' … He defeated Denis Istomin in the first round and qualifier Stéphane Robert in the second. [27] Fognini won his first Grand Slam at the 2015 Australian Open doubles alongside Simone Bolelli, with a straight-sets win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the final. [13][50][51][55], Since 2014, Fognini has been in a relationship with Italian tennis compatriot Flavia Pennetta, from Brindisi, a retired player who won the 2015 US Open singles title. At the French Open, Fognini reached the fourth round where he lost to Zverev in 4 sets. [57][58][59] 2 Rafael Nadal by a set and three love, before eventually losing in three sets. After being bagelled in the first, Fognini wildly celebrated upon winning his first game in the second, heroically taking the set from 2–4 down. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a match with considerable shot-making flair and variety. [10] He was due to face World No. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. 2015: Australian Open Doubles win and three victories over Nadal. As the top seed at the Chile Open in Viña del Mar, he reached his first singles final of the season (and fourth in a row in clay tournaments) defeating Aljaž Bedene, Jérémy Chardy and 3rd seed Nicolás Almagro en route. He subsequently lost the third.

Seeded No. He then won three 3-setters in Rio Open before crashing out to Fernando Verdasco in the semi-finals. In 2005, he also finished runner-up at Italy No. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Download the TMZ App on the Apple App Store, Download the TMZ App on the Google Play Store. He served for the match in the third set and three match points. With Simone Bolelli, Fognini reached the semifinals of the 2011 US Open men's doubles. His father, mother, salary, wife, family and more. He reached a career-best performance of the fourth round, defeating Alex Bogomolov Jr., Jarkko Nieminen and Sam Querrey, before falling to three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic. In Rome, after defeating 6th seed Dominic Thiem, Fognini won the first set against 7-time champion Rafael Nadal before losing in three sets. Fognini guided Italy into the quarterfinals of the 2013 Davis Cup World Group, defeating Ivan Dodig in the fifth and decisive rubber against Croatia.

Fognini then lost nine points in a row, only to save two match points himself.

He lost in the first round to World No. 1 pair, Bob and Mike Bryan. [28] He beat Rafael Nadal in the Semifinals of the Rio Open before losing in the final to David Ferrer. Fognini was halted by World No. On the ATP Challengers circuit, Fognini made the finals in Santiago, Sanremo, and Fürth, losing in three-set battles each time. Fognini speaks Italian, English, Spanish, and French, and his nickname is "Fogna". The next week, Fognini achieved a career-best performance at ATP 500 events with a semifinals showing in Acapulco, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka along the way and again losing to Ferrer (but this time taking a set). 8 in the world in May 2004, reaching the quarterfinals of both the Australian Open and French Open.[7]. He proceeded to mount a comeback to four-all, and serving to stay in the match, he served two double faults, received a point penalty for ball abuse and then casually committed consecutive foot faults to get broken to love and lose the match.[24]. Their son, Federico, was born in May 2017. [19] Here, Fognini played another amazing match to beat Richard Gasquet, his second top-10 victory in a row, in straight sets to reach the semifinals of a Masters for the first time, projecting his ranking to a new career-high of World No. Earning 70 winners, Fognini ended up beating Nadal in five sets. Get TMZ breaking news sent right to your browser!

In May, after defeating Steve Johnson and Grigor Dimitrov, he lost to Tomáš Berdych in the third round of the Rome Masters. 14 in Cincinnati, Fognini was down a set and four games to Radek Stepanek. Best ATP World Tour Match of the year (3) in 2010, 2011, 2012. [46], On November 2016, he moved from Adidas apparel to Hydrogen, Italian leading luxury sportswear firm. At the US Open, after a first round loss to Stefano Travaglia, Fognini was immediately suspended from the tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct, specifically three violations including using misogynistic language towards the female umpire.