Fabio Fognini Went GOD MODE But Nadal on Clay is a MONSTER!

[@Thebtfgame]

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[@charliezh4947]

Fognini's backhand is a joy to watch

[@sangartaleb6515]

🇮🇹🇮🇹fabio fognini l'interista🖤💙😘

[@tsyf]

Fabio Fognini is one of the most talented player of all times: maybe, there was just another player able to hit 50 winners to Nadal, in several matches (here, in New York, in Montecarlo): King Roger at his best.

[@clementvalette5486]

Fognini is such a great player on a given day

[@geraldmcgee-pf4lh]

Fognini is such a joy to watch

[@cristianconstantinescu9610]

Fabio always liked Nadal's ball, was able to get on top of it and take it early using the power of his opponent, was a tough match for Nadal. Also that backhand...I think he should get more credit for a world class backhand, could place the ball precisely wherever he wanted, have seen only Nishikori and Djokovic with that backhand quality placement and precision.

[@SJ-di5zu]

Agreed, but another big factor is a lot of their meetings and the most heated part of their rivalry were in 2015, where Nadal’s depth was really lacking. Allowed Fognini to really dictate and look like Djokovic out there. As we can see here though, Fognini does force the best out of Rafa. He gave him a good fight here which can’t be said for literally anyone else in the 2017 clay season besides Thiem, maybe Goffin, who is another kinda tough matchup for Nadal but only when he plays his absolute best.

[@NoOne-jq3iz]

Super high quality match.

[@Lukic-bb1qs]

19:03 ballgirl got on Fabio's mind and just threw the match away

[@antoinesavoit8657]

Fognini Nadal on clay is one of the best match-ups ever. So underrated

[@francescodecio4334]

He played great also in Rome the next year

[@angerisdiscipline3913]

imagine the nightmare of facing nadal in his prime on clay : - his forehand not only has the highest margin over the net but is extremely heavy on clay and he can insane angles with it like short angle , banana down the line no problem , basicly his forehand is unstoppable - best footwork on clay allowing to turn around so many backhands and upgrade to forehands - best defense with an unparralleled defensive movement because of his unique anticipation skills and explosive speed that make nadal the best passing-shooter of history - one of the best tacticians who will always target your weakness ot hurt you most - 98% return accuracy forcing you to play from the baseline and making your serve non-exisiting as a weapon - unreal mental grit and discipline to keep grinding you down - highest stamina level allowing him to go 6 hours full speed full power

[@nelson8r]

Nadal on clay is every tennis player’s (possibly everyone’s) worst nightmare!

[@CJTamino10]

Nadal on clay is a freaking machine

[@SJ-di5zu]

The guy was built for clay. I’m not sure we’ll ever see anyone better than this because he really was the perfect tennis player on a clay court (and great everywhere else of course).

[@harbzsquadings2277]

I think fabios best clips are when he's on the clay court

[@topspin1715]

I miss Rafa.

[@Bojanthekid]

For me rafa retired after Brisbane 2024 what a shame

[@topspin1715]

@ It is a big shame. 2022 and onward just was a bad time for him. Never fully recovered from his various injuries. The hip in Australian open, torn abdominal muscle Wimbledon.

[@fabiomassimoferraro3587]

I don't.

[@tsyf]

I miss Fognini too, and he's still playing!

[@jokelot5221]

Fognini: Mini nightmare of Weakdal Davydenko: Medium nightmare of Weakdal Goldkovic: Mega nightmare of Weakdal 😂

[@xHg2463]

0:13 idolo

[@emilianoroncagli7035]

Perché invece i tifosi italiani a Roma...😅

[@Tigrastismut]

Fognini is very similar to Rios Two fantastic talented players

[@dqestacio]

Had Fognini worked harder he would have had all the tools to become a nightmare matchup for Rafa, even on clay. He had great ball-striking off of both wings, could easily change direction, and didn't seem to be bothered by Rafa's spinny balls. Luckily for Rafa, Fabio lacked consistency.

[@tsugumi_seishirou]

Imagine if Fognini had a serve

[@gibbleway]

that little nadal is so cringey nerd. Fognini fed him his own shit nonchalantly.

[@SJ-di5zu]

God, Federer and Djokovic fans are so weird. I’d be embarrassed if I saw Nadal fans commenting dumb shit like this under Federer/Djokovic highlight videos. Get a life.