Fabio Fognini - No US Open, goal ATP finals
Corrado Barazzutti, coach of Fabio Fognini , formulated the goals of his protégé for the second half of 2020 in an interview.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jul 11, 2020, 09:02 am
Fabio Fognini made Roger Federer a little late and also underwent medical interventions a few weeks after the Swiss. While Federer's problem area was the knee area, Fognini had weak points in both ankles worked on. And, in contrast to the 20-time major champion, is planning to return this year. According to his coach Corrado Barazzutti, who is also Italy's Davis Cup captain, Fognini has envisaged the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid for his comeback, which is to take place immediately after the US Open.
Barazzutti has joined the growing group within the tennis community, which believes that the US Open will not take place. "A final decision will be made in mid-June. It's too complicated to travel to the US. The players don't want to fly there. It's too complicated to play in a country that is so badly affected by COVID-19," said the Italian veteran opposite the ubitennis portal.
Fognini starts training again
Fognini will definitely skip New York City. The Italian would be one of those players who had something to win. Last year Fognini was eliminated in round one against Reilly Opelka, every win would bring an improvement in the ATP world ranking. On the other hand, Fabio Fognini continues to benefit from the ranking regulation that the ATP announced a few days ago: Accordingly, the 1,000 points won in Monte Carlo in 2019 remain in Fognini's balance sheet - and also count for the Race to London.
And reaching the season finale has also defined Barazzutti as a big goal for himself and his protégé. "We are preparing for the clay court season and hope that we can play in Madrid, Rome and Paris," added Barazzutti. “Fabio could then continue with the European indoor tournaments to qualify for the ATP finals. We'll see if the Corona virus allows this plan. Fabio will start training slowly on Monday. He is in good shape and has accelerated his rehab program after the operation. We are very confident. "