Nicola Pietrangeli, the memory of Fabio Fognini

There are many reactions from the tennis world and beyond to the death of Nicola Pietrangeli, who passed away this morning at the age of 92. Among them is that of Fabio Fognini, who relied on his social channels to remember one of the icons of Italian tennis.

The Ligurian posted a photo on his Instagram account showing him alongside Pietrangeli during the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 awards ceremony. In that edition Fognini triumphed in the final over Dusan Lajovic after his feat against Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.

“Dear Nick, a huge piece of our history goes away – wrote the Taggiasque tennis player -This picture in Monte Carlo is worth everything to me: your example, your irony, your light. You taught everyone what it means to really win. Bon voyage, legend”.

Born in Tunis in 1933, Pietrangeli won Roland Garros in singles in 1959 and 1960, writing the history of Belpaese tennis. Also in the Paris tournament he reached the final on two other occasions, in 1958 and 1961, and won the doubles tournament in 1959 paired with Orlando Sirola.