Fabio Fognini, great fair-play after triumph

Fabio Fognini, great fair-play

Great feat and great class from Fabio Fognini after defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime, the world number 10. “You could see that he was not moving well on the court, and I wish him the best,” the 36-year-old recounts.

“I don’t know how many more Roland Garros I will play so this victory is worth a lot,” adds Fognini. “I am a few years older but I can still have fun competing against players of this generation.I am happy for the victory especially because it came against a player like Felix.

In the second round, the Ligurian will face Australian Jason Kubler in an affordable match.

At the men’s level, the Roland Garros roll of honor sees Rafa Nadal widely in the lead: the Spaniard, who was forced to forfeit for this edition, has won 14 times, the last of which just last year, defeating Norwegian Casper Ruud in the final with a score of 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. At 6 wins is the legendary Swede Bjorn Borg.