By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, May 12, 2023
There’s no place like house.
Gliding throughout the pink clay with yard burst, Fabio Fognini continues to have fun his Rome return enjoying his most dynamic tennis of the season.
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Wild card Fognini received 15 of 20 journeys to internet carving up Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 7-6(6) to achieve the Rome spherical of 32 with some excellent shotmaking.
Cheered on by a packed and roaring house crowd that included his spouse, 2015 US Open champion Flavia Pennetta, and the couple’s son, Federico, Fognini backed up his opening-round win over nemesis Andy Murray with assured tennis immediately.
It marks the primary time since April of 2022 Fognini has scored successive Tour-level singles victories.
Fabio Fever in Rome 🙌🇮🇹@fabiofogna delights the house crowd with a powerful 6-3 7-6 (8-6) win!#IBI23 pic.twitter.com/gZSdUWLEmt
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 12, 2023
The 35-year-old Italian confirmed his closing expertise within the entrance court docket and drove daggers down the road from the backcourt. Fognini fired almost 20 extra winners (35 to 16) and didn’t face a break level beating Kecmanovic for the second time in as many conferences.
Afterward, Fognini blew a kiss to his field and acquired a hug from son Federico, who ran out onto court docket to see his well-known father.
The One hundred and thirtieth-ranked Fognini will face both seventh-seeded Holger Rune or French qualifier Arthur Fils subsequent. Fognini is enjoying for his first Rome spherical of 16 look since 2019.
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