Fabio Fognini asks Carlos Alcaraz for particular parting present in Wimbledon farewell: 'It's for Federico'

Jul 01, 2025 02:10 PM IST

Fabio Fognini’s son is a Carlos Alcaraz super-fan, making the Italian participant’s final Wimbledon match towards the Spaniard a possibility for a particular second.

Fabio Fognini made waves within the final match of his Wimbledon profession, pushing two-time defending champions Carlos Alcaraz all the way in which to 5 units of their first spherical encounter on Centre Court. It was a terrific show of artful, intelligent tennis by the veteran Italian, who even at 38-years-old had the power and expertise to make the most of some free tennis by the Spaniard 16 years his junior.

Fabio Fognini requests Carlos Alcaraz, 16 years his youthful, for his t-shirt to present to his son.(Screengrab – Wimbledon X)

Fognini was left in tears as Alcaraz served out the match within the fifth set, because the realisation dawned on him that he was enjoying his previous few rallies on the most well-known tennis match on this planet. Fognini was clearly emotional in the direction of the top of the match, having performed his coronary heart out to win units two and 4, coming from behind with some extraordinarily sharp tennis.

After the match had come to a conclusion, Fognini took a second to ask his youthful opponent for his t-shirt, in order that he might go it on to his personal son Federico. Before their match, Fognini had revealed that Federico, his older son, was a giant fan of Alcaraz, and Fognini noticed this as a possibility to take a memento dwelling for him.

Some rooting for Alcaraz within the Fognini family

“Give me your t-shirt Charly,” mentioned Fognini after having embraced Alcaraz on the internet, utilizing his nickname. “Can I’ve your t-shirt for Federico?” Federico is the older of Fognini’s two sons with former Italian tennis star and US Open champion Flavia Pennetta, who was current on Centre Court to have fun what proved to be his final match at Wimbledon.

Before the match, Fognini had revealed that he had teased his son about not letting him meet Alcaraz since he wished him to root for his father through the match, solely to have Federico develop irritated on the truth. In the top, the Italian veteran definitely placed on a efficiency that his son will in the future be very pleased with, pushing the recently-crowned French Open champion to a fifth set by rolling again the years and mixing first-strike tennis with some creativity and guile.

Fognini is ready to retire from the game in the direction of the top of 2025, and regardless of not having probably the most profitable 12 months up to now, has this second to look again on glowingly.

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