By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday July 9, 2025
Fabio Fognini has elected to name it a profession sooner than anticipated. The Italian, who misplaced to Carlos Alcaraz in 5 units at Wimbledon final week, introduced that he’ll cling up his racquet – efficient instantly.
“I used to be right here week in the past most likely, greater than per week in the past, and I left one thing,” stated Fognini, who pushed two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz to 5 units in his remaining match at Wimbledon. “I feel right now is one thing then is official. I say goodbye to everyone. Sure, I imply, it is one thing that was in my thoughts already. You guys know.
“This week with my household, first week of Wimbledon was actually busy, greater than tennis, as a result of [my wife] Flavia [Pennetta] was working for TV and I used to be residence. I’ve no time left to serious about what I did. I feel is one of the best ways to say goodbye.”
A remaining match to be remembered ✨Good luck with every little thing, Fabio 🇮🇹@fabiofogna pic.twitter.com/B5PqoHrxll
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 9, 2025
The wildly entertaining Italian ends his profession with a 426-396 report. Throughout his profession, Fognini rose to a career-high No. 9 within the PIF ATP Rankings and gained 9 ATP Tour titles, together with his lone ATP Masters 1000 triumph in Monte-Carlo in 2019.
Fognini additionally earned 17 High 10 wins, together with a dramatic comeback from two units down in opposition to Rafael Nadal on the 2015 US Open. Fognini notched 4 wins over Nadal together with – remarkably – three on clay. He additionally had 5 wins over Andy Murray together with a masterful victory over the Scot at Davis Cup in 2014 at Napoli.
A farewell we’ll all bear in mind 💚🤍❤️Congratulations on an excellent profession, @fabiofogna 👏#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/2Uup17QA0i
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 9, 2025
Fognini, who married 2015 US Open champion Flavia Pennetta, has three kids, Federico, Farah and Flaminia.
“For positive my finest dream was ending subsequent yr in Monte-Carlo,” Fognini informed the media at Wimbledon. “The principle aim was that one as a result of I used to be capable of win the event. I am rising up there. Household, pals, I am dwelling actually shut from there.
“However that is it. It was not potential. I am completely satisfied the way in which I say goodbye to the skilled tennis profession. I did my finest. Generally was, okay, as we are saying… I imply, is troublesome now to say quite a lot of phrases of that. Lots of emotion are in my thoughts.
“Yeah, the final 10 day I did not sleep so properly. That is all for the second.”
The flashy Fognini was charismatic, brusque, controversial and entertaining throughout his two-decade skilled profession, typically drawing the ire of his opponents with a flippant angle. He was additionally extremely gifted, with the power to intersperse delicate contact with stunning bursts of energy. On the clay, the floor he grew up on, he was at his finest, and in his prime he performed like one of many 5 finest clay-courters on the earth.
