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January 26, 2020 The first quarter-finals at the Australian Open are confusing for Fabio Fognini. The 32 year old Ligurian tennis player, number 12 in the world ranking and the scoreboard, gave in four sets to the American Tennys Sandgren, number 100 Atp: 7-6 (5) 7-5 6-7 (2) 6-4 the score, after three hours and 27 minutes of struggle, in favor of the 28 year old from Gallatin, Tennessee, who thus equals the result obtained two years ago in the Slam Down Under.For Fognini, at the thirteenth participation in the Major Aussie, therefore, the round of 16 remain, also reached in 2014 and 2018, the best result in singles in Melbourne, while in doubles it boasts a historic title won in 2015 paired with Simone Bolelli.
Sandgren will deal with the Swiss Roger Federer, third seeding force, who has the better of the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics after a false start. Established also the fourth of the lower part of the scoreboard, which will see the Serbian Novak Djokovic, defending champion and seeded number 2, challenge the newfound Canadian Milos Raonic (32).
Among women, the number 1 of the WTA ranking and of the tournament lands in the quarterfinals, the Australian Ashleigh Barty, expected in the match for the semifinal by the Czech Petra Kvitova (7); the American Sofia Kenin (14) stops the race of her compatriot Coco Gauff and in the quarterfinals she will cross the Tunisian Ons Jabeur.