Fabio Phogni on Wednesday announced his retirement from tennis in Wimbledon, as one of the most colorful characters of the game said time on his unstable career.In May, Phogni revealed to Rome Masters in May that he had planned to retire in the next 12 months.The 38 -year -old Italian has carried on the decision, in his last match last week, the first round at the All England Club ended in a five -set defeat against the defending Wimbledon Champion Carlos Alkraj.“Today something is official. I say goodbye to everyone,” Phogni told reporters.
Carlos Alakraj congratulated Italy’s Fabio Phogni on the net after winning his first -round men’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship in London (image through AP/Alastair Grant)
Phogni’s career-high in the ATP rankings was ninth in 2019, while he won nine ATP tour titles, including his only Masters 1000 Triumph in Monte Carlo in 2019. He enjoyed the return of a memorable five set against Rafael Nadal at the US Open in 2015 and defeated Andy Murray, a world number one in Rome in 2017.Phogni was famous for his unexpected behavior in court, voluntarily described himself as a hothed. He was fined during a match in Wimbledon in 2019 to say that he said “a bomb blast in the club”.She came out of the 2017 US Open to insult a woman chair umpire. In 2014, fogni was fined $ 27,500 for unseen conduct in Wimbledon.It is now 138th position, Phogni, who had a quarter-final attendance at the Best Grand Slam run 2011 French Open, stated that his fight with injuries took a toll. “The last three years of my career I was suffering from injuries,” he said. “After the match (against Alakraj), I don’t want to come back to some stage where I don’t want to be. After this tournament, I will leave the ranking.
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What do you think about the decision of Fabio fogni to retire from professional tennis?
“I will still love this game. I have a lot of memories in my head. I played against Roger (Federer), Rafa, against Nol (Novak Djokovic). It was impossible for me to win a slam.”“I told my wife (former female star Flevia Peneteta) two days ago that this was my decision. The way I said goodbye to professional tennis career, I am happy. I performed my best. I am leaving today.”
