Fognini confesses his favorite of the Big 3: “Without disrespect to the other two…”

ByDavid Mitchell
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Thanks to its abysmal power for almost two decades, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic (7th), popularly known as the Big 3were in charge of positioning themselves among the best tennis players in history, generating diverse opinions among fans about who took over the GOAT nickname.

Still with thread on the reel to continue competing with the new stars of the Tourthe Italian Fabio Fognini (91st) shared the era against the Swiss, the Spanish and the Serbian, rivals whom faced 30 timesregistering four winsall against the left-handed manacorí, and 26 defeats.

“Against Nole and Roger I never won. We talk about three mythsalthough diverse. Sportingly speaking and as a tennis fan, I am from Federico. Without disrespect to the other two, I think if you ask 95% of people they will say Roger Federer. It was lovely to watch him play.“, revealed the former world number 9, who lost in straight sets in the four matches against ‘His Majesty’, in statements to the Relevo media.

Subsequently, the one born in San Remo, 37 years old and owner of nine titles, analyzed: “DjokovicFor his part, if he was good, he would steal your time and I didn’t let you play. RafaWhat to say about him… It annihilated you physically and psychologically. When I faced him, except in Monte Carlo which I ended up winning, I couldn’t stand up. It always happened.”

“Not counting Monte Carlo, when we played the next day he was dead, exhausted. It was tremendous. New York was memorable, but the other times I wasn’t bad either,” recalled the 2016 Roland Garros doubles champion, who beat Carlos Moyá’s former pupil in Rio de Janeiro 2015, Barcelona 2015, US Open 2015 and Monte- Carl 2019.

Finally, Fognini, who recorded 12 celebrations and 14 falls during 2024, concluded: “In Barcelona, ​​his home, I beat him 2-0. Identical result in the Monte Carlo 2019 semis. They have been special victories for me. They have left me a great memory, something unique against a great“.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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