Twenty -year -old ATP experienced and former top -10 player Fabio Phogni announced retirement from tennis on Wednesday at his last tour -level match site, All England Club.
The 38-year-old Italian, which reached number 9 in the ATP rankings in 2019, had earlier announced that he would retire at the end of the 2025 season, but the farewell was injured after the farewell after a farewell after a five-set shock (7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1).
“Today is something official. I say goodbye to everyone,” Phogni said during a press conference held in London. “This was the right way to say goodbye to the game. I was able to play in an era that is probably going to be the best era in the game forever. I played against Roger, against Rafa, against Know.
“It was impossible for me to win a slam. I have to be honest.”
Phogni won nine tour singles titles, eight of which took place on Clay. He raised the last trophy, in 2019 in Monte Carlo, an ATP Masters 1000 event. He reached the best number 9 in the ATP rankings in the ATP rankings in that season, which became the first Italian to earn a place in the top 10 since 1979.
Fogni, who married 2015 US Open champion Flevia Peneta, posted a 426–396 career solo record. He competed in the 63 Grand Slam tournament, reaching the 2011 French Open to the quarter -final round. Unfortunately, he faced an injured thigh and withdrew, leading to Novak Djokovic semi -finals.
His biggest singles win against Rafael Nadal at the 2015 US Open and number 1 in Rome in 2017.
Fognini, however, won a Grand Slam doubles title, partnered with Conscience Simon Boleli to capture the 2015 Australian Open title.
“I did this work for 20 years,” Fogni said, “and I don’t know how to do anything else.”
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