"I'm not going to pay a ticket to see that" says Fabio Fognini on next gen players

Fabio Fognini criticized the up and coming tennis players for the way they play admitting that he would not buy a ticket to watch 'that'.

Speaking to reporters at the Argentina Open, Fognini said that the next generation of men’s players lacks variety with the majority of matches being dictated by ‘forehands and serve bombs.’ The 34-year-old used Roger Federer’s style of play as the type of tennis he enjoys watching. Speaking frankly about the matter, Fognini admitted that when he stops playing professionally he will likely not watch the sport:

“Look, I’m going to be honest. Maybe it’s because I’m from an older generation, but I don’t like the future that is presented for this sport. It’s all the same, the only thing you see are guys hitting forehand and serve bombs, I don’t like it."

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Fognini futher said:

"When I retire from professional tennis I’m not going to see anything about this sport on television, nor am I going to pay for a ticket to see that, I don’t think it’s worth it. For whom I would pay a ticket is for Federer. I wish we could see him like in the old days. I love it, everything seems simple when he does it, but it’s not. I don’t know if we can see his best version again."