Fabio Fognini had a rather tough match against Jack Sock in the opening day at the Laver Cup. The Italian looked to be quite frustrated and eventually he lost the match in straight sets 6-1 7-6.
I want only positives. FEDERER
During a changeover, it was great seeing Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer coaching the Italian. The Swiss was rather straightforward to say:
“New balls now ok, it is going to be pretty difficult, number one. Number two, I want no more negative. I want only positive. If you go back to return, you do it because you have good intention.
If he hits a good forehand, ok, we respect it, maybe it was lucky it doesn’t matter. Believe in the good thing. You can not be frustrated and think something bad is going to happen or he gets lucky. Make him hit a great shot and we accept it and we keep going.”
Last year, Roger also impressed with his clarity when coaching Sascha Zverev. He didn’t win 20 slams by chance.
