"It's not over...yet," wrote Fabio Fognini on camera after his success, holding his son Federico in his arms. He followed the 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 4 victory over Andy Murray alongside his wife and ex-US Open winner Flavia Pennetta.

Fognini, formerly number 7 and currently only 130 in the ATP ranking, delighted his fans with the well-known mixture of Italian composure and high skill - he was still ailing and had to let the physio come in round two.

Murray, who was still the tournament winner at the Challenger in Aix-en-Provence at the weekend, was also handicapped from the second set onwards, his lower back twitched, but Murray bit. But so did Fognini, he managed an early break in the third set, which he transported. Murray had to tremble again in round two after a 5: 1 set equalization.

Overall, Fognini was the more active player - with 47 winners and 22 mistakes without need; Murray had 27 winning strokes with 18 unforced errors. Fognini secured victory after 2 hours and 54 minutes with his seventh ace.

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"Of course I'm happy. Coming back from an injury is never easy. And then to win against a great player like Andy... Now I have to regenerate well," said the Italian, who at the age of 35 is on the home straight career is located. But it is still a feast for the eyes to watch in good phases, even against Murray he proved his great feeling for the ball with seamless stops in many phases.

Fognini revealed that he felt great at the beginning of the clay court season, but then spent ten days on crutches after the injury in Estoril.

He now meets Miomir Kecmanovic.

Also progressed today: Stan Wawrinka after beating Ilya Iashka 6:2, 6:4. He now meets Grigor Dimitrov.

To the single draw in Rome

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