Fabio Fognini

Seeded players advance in St. Petersburg

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… So I tried to play to his left and frequently approached the net. That helped me to break." Illya Marchenko beat Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-1, while wild-card Michail Elgin topped Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3, 6-3. Copyright 2009 The Associated …

Story|10/27/2009

Del Potro retires injured from Shanghai Masters

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… Blake 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-3 in the second round of the China Open. Djokovic reached the third round by beating Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-3, 6-1. "First matches are always the ones which are trickiest, especially if you're playing against …

Story|10/14/2009

Federer clinches Davis Cup victory for Switzerland

By ANDREW DAMPF| AP| Sports

… out, Italy's team of Starace and Bolelli beat Stanislas Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli in the doubles Saturday. Fabio Fognini of Italy beat Michael Lammer 7-5, 7-6 (4) in the final singles match Sunday to make the final score 3-2 …

Story|09/20/2009

Davis Cup: Federer gives Swiss 2-0 lead in Italy

By ANDREW DAMPF| AP| Sports

… gives us a great opportunity on the weekend," Federer said. Federer and Wawrinka, the Olympic champions, will face Fabio Fognini and Potito Starace in doubles on Saturday, with reverse singles scheduled for Sunday. Seppi and Bolelli wore black …

Story|09/18/2009

Simone Bolelli returns for Italy in Davis Cup

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… advance of the tie that he preferred to work on his fast-court game in Asia. The federation revoked the ban in July. Fabio Fognini , Andreas Seppi and Potito Starace were also named to Italy's team for the World Group playoff. Last week, Bolelli …

Story|09/07/2009

Ferrero, Meltzer into 2nd round at Croatia Open

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… month. Fourth-seeded Juergen Meltzer of Austria also advanced, defeating Brian Dabul of Argentina 6-3, 7-5. Fabio Fognini of Italy rallied to beat eighth-seeded Mischa Zverev of Germany 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, and Frederico Gil of Portugal …

Story|07/28/2009

Chardy, Soderling advance at German Open

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… advance to the third round of the German Open. Soderling, who won his home Swedish Open in Bastad on Sunday, outlasted Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3. The third-seeded Swede has an 18-3 record since May, with all three losses …

Story|07/22/2009

Chardy, Hanescu gain Mercedes Cup final

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… final against Victor Hanescu of Romania. Chardy is looking for his first career ATP Tour title, while Hanescu beat Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2 in his bid for a second. The fourth-seeded Hanescu, the only seeded player …

Story|07/18/2009

Nadal extends Monte Carlo win streak to 24 matches

By JEROME PUGMIRE| AP| Sports

… beat Simone Bolelli of Italy 7-5, 7-6 (2). Also, fourth-seeded Andy Murray overcame a poor start to beat Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-6 (11), 6-4 to reach a quarterfinal on clay for the first time in his career. Murray had never previously …

Story|04/17/2009

Safina, Mauresmo advance to third round

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… Russell of the U.S. topped Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain, 7-5, 6-2; American Bobby Reynolds outlasted Fabio Fognini of Italy, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2; and Robert Kendrick of the U.S. beat Bjorn Phau of Germany, 7-5, 6-2 …

Story|03/14/2009