Fabio Fognini - "The corona virus has brought tennis to its knees"
Fabio Fognini also has to adapt to the external circumstances. In an interview with Sky Sport Italia, he described how the Italian deals with the interruption of the tennis season.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Mar 22, 2020, 12:12 am
Fabio Fognini can live well with at least one thing: he currently has a lot more time than he thought to look after his wife Flavia Pennetta and the children Farah (who is only four months old) and Federico, who will soon be three years old. Oh, yes: Fognini is not uncomfortable with the fact that ATP has decided to freeze the points it achieved in 2019 for the world rankings.
After all, he can keep the 1,000 points that he landed in Monte Carlo last year. With victories in the semi-finals against Rafael Nadal and in the final against Dusan Lajovic.
In an interview with Sky Sport Italia, the 32-year-old commented on the current situation. "Together with Corrado Barazzutti, we have not yet felt ready to start the training again," said Fognini. “Unfortunately, the coronavirus has brought tennis to its knees, and the best thing you can do is stay at home. Freezing the rankings is definitely the right decision. ”
Fognini about Sinner and Berrettini
Before the compulsory break, Fabio Fognini made sure that Italy could still have a place in the Davis Cup final round in Madrid in 2020. So this takes place on schedule. In theory, the Italians' chances are not bad, but Fognini is rather cautious. "It is difficult to say whether we can win the Davis Cup, but we want to compete with the best possible team in Madrid."
"Jannik Sinner has to learn to understand the importance of the competition, Matteo Berrettini has made it to the ATP Finals due to a few extraordinary results." Both of them were missing in the home game against Korea, for different reasons. "It is very important to me personally. The blue jersey is something special to me and we will surely enter the court with the intention of doing something great. ”