Chris Oddo| @thefanchild | Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Fabio Fognini Choosing to call it a career earlier than expected. The Italian, who lost to Carlos Alcaraz in five sets last week in Wimbledon, announced that he would hang on the racket – effective immediately.
“Today is official. I say goodbye to everyone,” according to the ATP, said at a press conference in London.
The last game to remember✨I wish you all the best, Fabio🇮🇹@fabiofogna pic.twitter.com/b5pqohrxll
– Tennis TV (@tennistv) July 9, 2025
The entertaining Italian ended his career with a record of 426-396. In his career, Fognini has advanced to career-high 9th place in the PIF ATP rankings and won nine ATP tours, including his only ATP Masters 1,000 victory in Monte Carlo in 2019.
Fognini also won 17 top 10 victories, including two dramatic comebacks against Rafael Nadal at the 2015 U.S. Open. Fognini scored four wins against Nadal, including – very clearly three wins on Clay. He also beat Andy Murray five wins, including a 2014 victory over the Scots at the Davis Cup in Napoli.
We will remember saying goodbye💚🤍❤️Congratulations on your career, @fabiofogna 👏#wimbledon pic.twitter.com/2UUP17QA0I
— Wimbledon (@wimbledon) July 9, 2025
Fognini married 2015 U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta and has three children, Federico, Farah and Flaminia.
During his two decades of career, he was charming, cruel, controversial and entertaining, often attracting the anger of his opponents with a rash attitude. He is also very talented and able to insert subtle touches with surprising power. On clay, the surface he grew up in was his best, and at his peak he performed like one of the five best clay figures in the world.
