Fognini fully behind ATP Next Gen Finals idea: "It’s quite important to have these kind of events"

Fabio Fognini likes Italy hosting the Next Gen ATP Finals but it's important to have Italians competing at the event.

This year's edition has 3 Italians competing at the event. Lorenzo Musetti, Matteo Arnaldi and Francesco Passaro are all there and they are among a new batch of talented players from the country. Italy has been slowly developing into a tennis powerhouse with three players ranked in the top 30 at the moment.

It's something Fognini likes to see as he commented on the Finals being hosted in Milan:

“It’s nice. Milan, it’s a really beautiful city. For the tennis, especially because we are in Italy, it’s really important for us to have these kinds of [Italian] guys who are on the top of the world [playing]."

He added:

It’s always nice. I always say that the more we are, the better it is. There are three Italians, Lorenzo [Musetti], [Francesco] Passaro and Matteo [Arnaldi]. It’s really important for us."