After an early Wimbledon exit, times seemed bleak for Fabio Fognini. It seemed like he could never get over the hump. Yes, he could challenge a great player, such as taking a set off of Novak Djokovic at the 2012 Olympics, but he could never really make a run at the top. Well, if the past couple of tournaments are any indication, things are about to change.
Fabio Fognini had a tough time at the first three majors of this year. At the French Open, he only won two matches, while at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, he couldn't even win a match. So, coming into the post-Wimbledon tournaments, there was little to suggest that Fognini would finally turn his potential into results, but he did just that.
At both the Mercedes Open, and the German Tennis Championships he went on unexpected runs to win the tournament. And it's not as if he played a bunch of nobodies to get there. He beat great players such as Tommy Haas and Nicolas Almagro. He, in the final of the German Tennis Championships, took out a hot Federico Delbonis who stunned Roger Federer in an earlier round.
So, what does this mean about Fognini's chances at the upcoming US Open? I believe Fognini will be a real contender. He seems to have finally found his swing, and I don't believe his crazy antics will affect his chances of winning.
I believe Fabio Fognini will go on to the second week at the US Open.
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