He could BARELY MOVE but somehow won this Tennis DRAMA

[@sLlorcaTV]

Roland Garros 2011, 4th round. Fognini seemed to be down and out because of an injury, which made him move just enough to hit the ball. We never thought this would end like this... Like & Subscribe for more Tennis content! Twitter: twitter.com/sLlorcaTennis

[@angelmartinezvieites4515]

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[@MrValerioverona]

Fognini e' Unico. Nel bene e nel male. Vero,Autentico,Folle. Ma e' un Geniaccio da seguire con affetto perche' detestarlo e' troppo facile. Bisogna pretendere Fognini da Fognini e non altro. Un abbraccio Fabio

[@isabelferrismartinez1481]

Ääa1ÄÄ

[@jerryczech953]

lots of people lost lots of money on Montanes ......)

[@bohdanholub1348]

It was at this moment Fognini knew, he could win just by walking around the court.

[@paddy3874]

he s not injury... it s bullshit

[@Red_Devil8347]

@@paddy3874 he couldnt play next game because HE WAS INJURED you idiot

[@thurk-132]

el otro fue santa teresa, otro cualquiera lo frie a dejadas y a casa

[@LyricalBlock32]

​@@thurk-132es que Fognini le pega como los Dioses. Ni chance pa eso

[@thurk-132]

@@LyricalBlock32 no te digo que no, es mogollón de agresivo, y mola mucho verle jugar, pero no es la primera vez que pasa, como Coria y Gaudio en la final de Roland Garros, que el no lesionado pierde la concentración, eso no le pasó a Novak contra Alcaraz, aprovechó a debilidad del otro.

[@orthopraxis235]

Fabio Fognini is one of the most creative talents in tennis I have ever watched. He demonstrates the raw power one can get when one is still and balanced, with no energy going in the wrong directions, all energy going to his hand and then the racket. I don't judge him by grand slams but his sheer ability to hit the ball, and his pretty funny personality. He is on my list of favorite players of all time. Tennis would be so much greater if every player would trust and find their own style, and live and die by it as it looks like Fognini has done. Bravo Fabio.

[@talastra]

This is a perfect comment.

[@TheSuperJiJo]

Fognini's power looks so effortless.

[@Z8bmwV8]

100thh like lol

[@topspintennis8712]

Prob strings his racquet at 30 lbs

[@amaurya7689]

@@topspintennis8712 why so ?

[@topspintennis8712]

@@amaurya7689 he uses poly strings. It’s better to string them lower. Apparently many pros are stringing in the mid 40’s lbs range due to change in technology.

[@amaurya7689]

@@topspintennis8712 ah ok thanks. Why is it better to string them lower ?

[@arpitpradhan1847]

How casually Fognini plays when he is match points down.

[@bonafide.abhinav.moment]

This was the moment when he unlocked his legendary footwork

[@orthostaff1]

or locked!

[@bonafide.abhinav.moment]

@@orthostaff1 good one actually

[@andreadelfederico5415]

Actually is footwork is crazy good cuz he was one of the quicker players on tour in his prime

[@andreadelfederico5415]

He moves so easily and effortless that u think we doesn’t move

[@tforte7004]

He reads the ball and anticipates that’s why it looks like he’s not moving

[@paperboy1711_]

Fognini is such a fighter if he really wants to.

[@grifo5037]

The greatest display of talent of tennis history

[@giovannitiso7878]

The greatest waste of talent of tennis history, too

[@HelloHello-zv2xu]

Totally agree!

[@louispowermusic]

@@giovannitiso7878 there have been much worse wastes he got to the top 10

[@talastra]

@@giovannitiso7878 This endless carping about not living up to his talent. Why aren't you working harder to live up to the talent that I imagine you have but which you have already realized (1) you don't have or (2) it's more work than reward to accomplish? #Slacker.

[@junkfoodlovinhorse4650]

Fognini in the end was like "dude I'm literally hand the match to you, what are you doing"

[@gabe3x400]

hahahaha for real montanes played it so bad

[@thebigsquirrel50]

Fognini is the most random fighter of all time; if he wants to win, he's actually gonna win.

[@rotyler2177]

Freakin' love those double handers down the line. I haven't played for years and really wanna smash some backhands now.

[@alonso9356]

He won because the other player was terrible, you cant lose a game vs a man who cant move

[@guitarechallenge7057]

@@alonso9356 of course you can, because you change your tactical game

[@michelem1562]

what a pity he wants pretty always to lose

[@guitarechallenge7057]

@@Cobalt-fz8ms lol, I thi'k so, maybe he his the only player to love to lose😂

[@ArticruciA]

Fognini is the man for this. I always thought his attitude was quite funny, now I'm a serious fan

[@nkemcels]

Now I understand why my coach always tells me to play as freely as possible. Wow! this guy's just incredible

[@Bensway7]

i dont think you do freely is not key to success also, like fognini didnt play freely he was just calculated, freely is just for fixing huge errors but you cant play freely all the time

[@wt6426]

And to think that this is the only time in Fognini's career where he reaches the QFs of a GS, phew.

[@michelegavelli2479]

Had so many chances to reach a slam QF... 2015 USO, 2019 RG, 2020 AO, 2018 RG. He was the favorite in most of these matches.

[@giuseppek1655]

@@michelegavelli2479 AO 2018

[@michelegavelli2479]

@@giuseppek1655 well berdych was playing really well, but yeah that was another chance

[@icebear2017]

Fognini was like ,if we go down then we go down together.

[@josefmattiastennis8562]

I think he footfaulted on the second serve as well 😅😂😂. Linesman didn’t have the balls to call that and end the battle that way .. 😅😅

[@ArticruciA]

11:27 cleanest best backhand. Homerun style

[@haajiryabre335]

How in the world does he generate that much power by just standing still and not positioning or preparing to hit a shot?

[@jameswalker6864]

Talent.

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

he can take the ball very early.if you take the ball very aerly on rise,you use the power of the ball.Montanes played also to passive and short

[@g_webb21]

Yeah, rather impressive, he can send literal bombs to the other side while standing still

[@mirkus81]

great timing

[@carlosm9364]

HIPS AND CONTROL, SPEED, and relaxing muscles

[@MP_Tennis]

And this ladies and gentlemen was the day when Fognini decided to never move his legs once again in a tennis match

[@I99-m4t]

Most underrated clay courter of all time

[@alessandrominute7813]

True, he beat several times Nadal on clay

[@christiancorradini2952]

The quiet guy in the back of the class: FUDEPIEEE

[@BrotherTree1]

This epic Trollnini match summed up in these beautiful words (and say it as many times as you like): faute de pied!

[@mosssuratchananon1652]

that’s look like normal Fognini to me, he moves like that, even he isn’t injured.😂😂😂😂😂

[@marioalbertoungaretti4]

I guess it took months to Montanes forget this loss.

[@zukatkemaladze2979]

Months... Im sure this loss still hunts him, cruel sport.

[@BrotherTree1]

I think it ruined his career. He didn't achieve that much more after this fourth round run here. He did win one more title though in 2013.

[@valfar27]

I know a friend of Montañes that told me that for him this was the most painful defeat of his career and that he still has it very much in mind

[@MNF90]

And a few more to learn how to use the dropshots

[@SantiagoTLungo]

I remember this unreal match. Thanks for the video.

[@nolaw9880]

Damn Both his forehand and backhand are powerful and eye pleasing.

[@Tennis_Feed]

Fognini stays so vertical on his shots, it's fascinating ;0

[@valdencorr2861]

This guy is the ultimate troll.

[@ferrignoelisa]

Fognini Is a great player we love you ❤️

[@tsyf]

Simply a great fighter and a beautiful tennis player: he really deserverd more than he got.

[@francovelazquez1256]

Fognini: breathes Line man: FOOT FAULT

[@tomaszurbaniak2438]

His last few games is like: Footwork: Me Tennis Skills: GOAT

[@speckofdust21]

Introducing Fabio 'the less i care, the better i play' Fognini

[@freebird127]

Fognini: From now on, nobody can take me in 5 sets!

[@SamuelUlfsson]

Montanes played horribly in high-pressure points. Against anyone in the top 50 it’d have been a loss for Fognini

[@thebigmonstaandy6644]

yes.to passive and to short

[@pettitlawncarelandscaping419]

Montanes was top 50

[@novakjr.9634]

He just had to give him drop shots..he had done it twice and had got the point both times

[@damiankust85]

Montanes was 38th when this match was played.

[@kevinbuj3488]

@@damiankust85 yes. He Want to Say that anyone in the top 50 win this Match. Execpt montañes of course jaja

[@piloteandolaapleno4596]

Terrible talento Fognini ! Un partido increíble !!!! Me hizo acordar la final de Roland Garros de Gaudio vs Coria !!!! Impresionante.....

[@francovelazquez1256]

Pero en ese partido el lesionado fue el que perdió, en este caso el lesionado ganó

[@959Jeremias]

Salvando las distancias. Un jugador con reves a dos manos todo acalambrado y mejor jugador contra un player que juega reves a una mano y esta físicamente entero. Pero salvo las distancias porque montañes no tenia las armas como el reves a una mano ni la creatividad que tenia gaudio para jugar al tenis. Y fognini un jugadorazo

[@nviewroyroyce]

I remember that year I had the tickets for QF and Final so I literally missed the Djokovic-Fognini match and the Federer-Djokovic SF😅

[@astonm.8173]

I loved all those go for broke missiles of Fognini, so entertaining. The guy is so talented, if only he had a good head on his shoulders

[@talastra]

Are you kidding. He has an excellent head. I'd take his head nad attitude over 90% of the tennis field. Not everyone has to be no. 1.

[@KoRnBaL19]

Fognini is such a polarizing talent of effortlessness and elegance.

[@pepecontrapepe]

Lo vi en directo... fue brutal, fabio cada vez corria menos, se quejaba mas y se la jugaba mas, Montañes la mantenia en el campo,,,, era 5to set para los dos..... yo pensaba que era cuento de Fognini.... pero no pudo jugar la sigiente ronda.... de locos.... asi es Fognini.... muy duro para Montañes... simplemente tenis

[@eberaliagahernandez2326]

enorme y valorable esfuerzo de fabio, aunque también valoro el fair play de albert, pudo meter en los últimos juegos solo drops, ya que fabio no podía correr mas, pero la metía de fondo empatizando con fognini, fue una batalla épica, gran partido, de los mas tensos que eh visto

[@stevengao8527]

I thought Fed had it bad against Sandgren in 2020, but this is another level

[@ugo2665]

Today we learned that fognini plays better if he stands still than if he moves

[@albertobaudino1963]

Excuse the Italian: Il sig.Fognini sé nel tempo in cui era ragazzino gli avessero insegnato il gestire nella sua mente tutte quelle sensazioni in cui saper caricarsi per poi indirizzarle dentro al mach nelle fasi delicate di un game gioco ; se fosse stato così arrivava tra i primi 3 nel mondo!

[@grapolo5772]

La tua mi sembra una analisi un po' scontata e semplicistica . Comunque, perdonami se te lo dico, ma più che per l'inglese dovresti scusarti per il tuo italiano.

[@SquashDrink]

God, those baseline umpires really wanted to get involved, didn't they?

[@thebigsquirrel50]

*FAUTE DE PIED*

[@kh2freek]

They were doing their job. Fognini is the idiot who kept committing foot faults, if you want to be mad at someone it's him

[@MemesAreCorny]

@@kh2freek his thigh muscle was pulled, ya idiot

[@uchihasasuke7436]

@@MemesAreCorny Could have stood 6 inches back. Doesn't change the serve trajectory much and you have room to move in. I can't see how this isn't fognini's fault tbh

[@talastra]

@@uchihasasuke7436 If your foot touches the line, it's a faute de pied. If Fognini wasn't just dying and expecting Montanes to finish him off at the next opportunity, he would have stood back from the line. But Montanes kept not taking the opportunity, and Fognini kept hitting standing winners in response. The linesmen could have had a bit more perspective on the situation, tho.

[@harrisonhightower8255]

That was completely insane

[@marcofuina9736]

Fognini è fortissimo. Sembra giochi al 50% sempre. woow

[@kiki13121984]

Montanes had to continue with the smart tactics - repeatedly playing drop shots, to win the easy points against Fognini. Also, I guess, from the psychological standpoint, it's hard to play against an injured opponent, because you feel less motivated and playing (and perhaps winning) such an (unjust) match. But... such is life. That day Fabio gave his best despite the tendon and sealed an unlikely victory :)

[@aadi1280]

Great, great, great player !

[@doudoubulle]

I would like to be able to play like Fognini when he has no more legs 😂

[@mouradsami1028]

I am from Algeria, I remember very well that crazy match at the beginning of the summer I was jumping like crazy with every beat of my phone 🤣🤣🤣🤣 My heart almost stopped a legendary match 🇩🇿🇮🇹

[@sbtecnicopc4150]

Ese día gane mucho mucho dinero. Aposté a Fogna 2-1 abajo en set y break abajo en el 4°. Inolvidable

[@anewt72690]

Montanes was basically playing against a gun turret the last four games. Those Fognini winners were insane.

[@norimaspace]

Fognini I love u! Thank you for your talent! ❤

[@tomt3758]

I ll miss him

[@andregarcia3355]

If Tennis were to be played with slippers, Fognini would have been BY FAR the very best.

[@Crimsonyte21]

I mean I'm happy for fognini, but I cant help but feel the other player played poorly. Should have taken advantage of the hobbled opponent better, especially at that high level. Idk man

[@ivanramirez3116]

Fabio has always been one of the top talents in tennis for years when the guy is on his game he can beat anyone in the world and has proving it before thing is half the time the guy looks like he doesn’t want to be on the tennis court is a shame because he wasted a lot of his prime years

[@talastra]

Don't mistake his cool demeanor for not caring. Someone who didn't care would have retired.

[@chrismarklowitz1001]

Yo but this guy went to an all new level at the end there. I've never seen someone play that good. ngl

[@vicentesilva3734]

Fault de pié

[@talastra]

The true new level is vs. Nadal in the 2015 US Open. But still, the level of inspiring here is off the charts.

[@PGG81]

Il più forte giocatore italiano , e non solo

[@LorianR]

This was more about the poor display of Montañez than about the skills from Fognini.

[@LyricalBlock32]

Ehh😂, no. Did you see those missile shota by Fognini?

[@talastra]

Montañez is still getting psyched out by his opponent, even though he can't move.

[@gianfrancobassi8631]

Bastava un briciolo di testa per essere il numero uno che spreco!!!

[@Nichevo333]

Fognini goes full Fognini mode

[@rickybarabba7866]

Fognini is UNIQUE 'cause of that!!!!

[@francescocampioni912]

Fognini, the king of foot fault

[@khalid_3838]

i think he deliberately did that

[@aleostello9509]

For me fabio is still the best italian in tennis history, no one generate his power both forehand and backhand

[@kevinchang5082]

Fognini did the same thing against Nadal at US open 2017. When he’s playing out of his mind he’s unbeatable.

[@James.c]

US 2015 I think you mean, when he was 2 sets and a break down

[@KathleenSoriano-c2l]

Love fogini fantastic player so cool he deserves to win courage and grit well done ❤

[@GeorgeT370]

So Fognini is actually the only player in the world who could win a masters 1000 while sitting on a chair in the middle of the court ^^

[@magnusenamd]

Foginin can beat the top 100 players without knee joints.

[@Ν11-φ9ρ]

Him and Roger Federer are the reason why to everything

[@talastra]

Hegel didn't think so. But Hegel also thought Africa had no history.

[@gorealain7897]

quel joueur ;-) Bravo !

[@khalid_3838]

7:55 even the crowd make fun of the linesman :)

[@facugrasso3539]

Y desde ahí el día que Fabio juega todos los partidos parado sin moverse

[@The-Dom]

Neither men would have played the next match. That was grueling.

[@julianpenfold1638]

Montanes should have taken better advantage of the situation and probably against a higher ranked player Fognini would not have stood a chance, but you have to give Fognini some credit. He's got a rare ability to generate pace that he uses to good effect even when he's fully fit - here he made absolutely the right decision to just swing freely and apart from a couple of lucky net cords his winners were not accidental, they were the result of great talent and intention.

[@andre_9986]

Me la ricordo quella partita, da lì in poi la carriera di Montanes ha svoltato in negativo, invece il Fogna un po' alla volta ha costruito ottimi risultati.

[@adamchryslergabrielbautista]

It’s A Foot 🦶 Fault From The Italian

[@Detucchis]

Fantastic , Great video

[@ArticruciA]

I just realized I play like Fognini with a cramp. I just try to wail ground strokes so hard it is either a winner or they can't handle the ball. Who cares if it's out right?

[@PurpleAndZeppelin]

THE BEST .. .. the best .. .. the best .. .. the best .. .. the best .. .. the best .. .. the best .. .. the best .. .. the best .. .. the best .. .. the best He is playing with spanish (rival)

[@PurpleAndZeppelin]

IS THE BEST!

[@therockjoya1653]

Este partido lo vi en directo, Bravo por el Italiano

[@axeray765]

Fognini has a natural gift in his hands. Pity he has no mental constancy

[@ponce1741]

Whats hapened to montanes? He was a good player...never heard of him anymore even in 1 round eventd

[@MrFrisky777]

"And this is it surely" LOL

[@markbielak5259]

Fabulous Fabio 😄😎

[@dreddytennis2031]

Where did you find the whole match?

[@bryancastillo3170]

Es increíble como se mueve la pelota parece cancha dura

[@mattiamazzoccato]

Che spettacolo il fogna !

[@cjever6625]

Fognini's brain was moving but Montañes' didn't so Fognini won the match.

[@anafranjic4646]

Fognini screwed Djokovic's record of 41 wins in a row that year( Tipsarevic also gave Novak a WO in Belgrade earlier); also the QF W/O after this match gave Djokovic almost five days gap between his 4 th round and the SF versus Federer , who benefited, and won, just to lose to Rafa who was owned by Djokovic that year! Will never forget this match, was rooting for Montanes!

[@aleostello9509]

The most greatful thing is that all your comment come from tennis player or from people that understand how to generate power in tennis instead from fanatic onesto fognini s haters

[@blackmamba5380]

Montanes made serious mistakes. Ex the point after Fognini s serve that was so many metres out on the left side though serve wasnt difficult at all he could even try a dropshot not a high risk powerful ending. A dropshot would be more difficult for Fognini to deal. Its his mistakes not Fognini s good tenis.

[@akio2730]

You are completely wrong, as all the comments prove.

[@steven7846]

Can you be closer than that to win a match ? The kind of match that can break a career for the loser. Anyway we can see what a truly talented player can do, which is unleash effortless powerful shots using almost only his arm, barely any footwork... and there's nothing you can do about it. nothing! The opponent gets crushed without really understanding why a man barely standing on his feet can send him bombs over and over again. This is more or less the same thing he did to Nadal at the US open where he was going for his shots and there was noting Nadal could do about it. It's difficult to understand why suddenly after 4 hours of a match the guy transforms into super saiyan and becomes untouchable... not a lot of players can do that. That also makes me think about Djokovic vs federer at the us open saving 2 match points on Fed's serve while he seemed mentally already out of it.

[@talastra]

If anyone is going to beat you using only their arms and not moving, it's definitely Fognini. At least on his forehand, you can see the whip he's building up. But on the backhand, somehow *bang* the angle is completely redirected and the ball is going 100mph. It's really very WTF. And amazing to watch.

[@peppinapoligm]

Resume of the 5th set: foot fault.

[@rachidajbilou9083]

Love the way he plays very talend player but no chance

[@zhouzun2098]

You don't see Fognini threaten to shove a ball down a lineperson's throat for 10 foot fault calls. I thought men are doing things that are much worse

[@robertocorrales8390]

Best comment of the day! 😂😂😂

[@valdencorr2861]

Don't let Serena or her militant feminist allies hear you say that.

[@Kuba0002]

What a great comment this is! 😆

[@talastra]

One of the men doing worse things is here.

[@bragee]

Winning or losing this match wouldn't have made any difference for him I guess. He was already aware about the impossibility to play the QF... Too bad

[@rohanb9874]

What a battle!!

[@teclasicbaldi]

12:38 why he didn't play the quarter finals? 😶

[@multisport9541]

Me alegro por el italiano, Montañés es un tipo siniestro.

[@emieverton9913]

resume: manque de pied

[@manikumar7039]

Unbelievable