Fabio Fognini confesses. In a long interview given to Relevo, the 37-year-old Italian, former world number 9 and winner of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 in 2019, was questioned about the Big 3 composed of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Fognini was thus able to make his choice regarding the identity of the GOAT.
«Against Novak and Roger, I never won. These are three myths, although they are different. Speaking in sports and as a tennis fan, I am a fan of Federer.
Without disrespecting the other two, I think if you ask people who was the best, 95% will say Roger Federer. It was a pleasure to watch him play.
On the other hand, Djokovic wastes your time and doesn’t let you play.
As for Rafa, what can we say about him? It annihilates you physically and psychologically. When I faced him, except in Monte Carlo where I ended up winning, I couldn’t stay on my feet.
It always happened. It didn’t matter where we faced each other, the next day he was dead, completely exhausted,” he explained.
2024-12-16 10:38:00