
Fabio Fognini and Stefanos Tsitsipas already had some issues in the past when the Italian player accused Stefanos of being coached by his father. Unfortunately, history repeated itself this year in Monte Carlo when Tsitsipas demolished Fognini 6-3 6-0. Fabio was visibly displeased after the match to give a horrible handshake a the net.
Tsitsipas wins the clash of last 2 champions
Easy victory for 2021 champ vs 2019 one Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-0
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— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) April 12, 2022
After the match, he wrote on Social Media the following message.
Fabio Fognini in 2022
Now the world no.32, Fognini played his last match on the 12th of April when he lost to world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-0 in the 2nd round in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (draw).
This season Fognini achieved a composed 8-6 win-loss record. Fabio Fognini’s most significant accomplishment of the year was reaching the semifinal in Rio de Janeiro.
Tsitsipas in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.5, Stefanos owns an overall 18-7 win-loss record in 2022. Tsitsipas is playing at the moment in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he conquered Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-0.
Stefanos reached the final in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament).
Stefanos won 7 titles in his career: 3 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Fabio Fognini and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 4 times. The head to head is 4-0 for Tsitsipas. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 6-0 in the 2nd round in Monte-Carlo (Monte) on the 12th of April 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.