Fognini. "I need matches and wins. My ranking went shit. I'm in the worst moment of my career. At 36yo, I feel that I still have the level to improve my ranking. In a good day, I can beat everybody".
"I'm in the worst moment of my career": Fognini admits crisis point after Estoril Open opener
ATPMonday, 03 April 2023 at 22:24
Fabio Fognini opened up today by seeing off Alessandro Giannessi at the Millennium Estoril Open in Portugal and will face another Italian in Marco Cecchinato next up but admitted to being in a tennis crisis.
As per tennis journalist, Jose Morgado, he said that he is in the worst moment of his career but that even at 36, he believes he can still beat anybody so the belief at least still remains.
Today was the first time, he won through the first round since Rio in February also on clay with early exits in Indian Wells and Miami albeit to Ben Shelton and Jan-Lennard Struff.
"I need matches and wins. My ranking went s***. I'm in the worst moment of my career. At 36yo, I feel that I still have the level to improve my ranking. In a good day, I can beat everybody," he said.
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