Debut day and smiles for Fabio Fognini in the “Moselle Open”, ATP 250 in Metz, France.
The 36-year-old from Arma di Taggia, n.147 in the ranking, in the draw thanks to a wild card, defeated the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild, n.74 ATP, 7-6(3) 7-6(11). Fognini will be the opponent of the Kazakh Alexander Bublik, n.32 in the ranking and 5 in the seeding, but positioned in the slot of the first seed after the withdrawal of the Dane Holger Rune who arrived with the draw already filled out, who enters the match directly in the second round .
Meanwhile, Fognini, paired with the French Pierre-Hugues Herbert (the two received a wild card), made a positive debut in doubles by beating the Brazilians Marcelo Demoliner and Rafael Matos 6-4 6-4.
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2023-11-07 15:28:35
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