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Fabio Fognini

ended up paying for his volcanic character at the Godó.

The Italian was expelled during his match against the Spanish

Bernabé Zapata Miralles

, a tennis player from the previous phase, for having insulted a linesman.

The Italian, number 27 in the ATP, had lost the first set and was tied (4-4) in the second, when he was eliminated after being warned the first time.

After the match, Fognini assured that he did not deserve disqualification. "I was here to play tennis, to fight the match even if it was losing, it doesn't matter. But what they did to me today was something inexplicable. I'm going to investigate it.

I paid for something I didn't do

. It's the first thing everyone should know. "declared the ninth seed.

The Italian mentioned his reputation as a "bad boy", although he said that this Wednesday "he was hardly speaking" despite his bad encounter, and said he was "surprised with the ATP, especially with the chair umpire and the supervisor." "You know me and I know myself. I'm not going to say I'm a good boy or something.

I've been called a bad boy on the track for most of my career, but like I said before I was trying to get back in the game

and fight to the end. ", he asserted.

The disqualification of a player during a match is a rare event in the tennis world, although it has some recent precedents, such as the disqualification of

Novak Djokovic

at the US Open last year for hitting a chair umpire or the Australian's.

Nick Kyrgios

in Rome, in 2019, for losing his temper and throwing a chair onto the track.

Thus, Zapata,

world number 147

, goes to the last 16 of the ATP500 tournament in Barcelona.

Despite the abrupt end of the game, the Spanish had played a great game on the court.

"I myself was surprising the level so good that I was giving.

I think I have been perfect,

" said the Valencian tennis player.

On the Fognini incident, Zapata clarified that he was "on the other side of the track" and was not able to hear any of the conversation that led to the disqualification.

"When the referee entered the court I only

asked him what had happened but he did not want to tell me much more

, so I was focused on my work. I was already focused on the next point and the next game," he said.

Carreño's rival in the second round

After his unexpected victory in the second round against the ninth seed of the tournament, the Spaniard will face

Pablo Carreño

in the round of 16

, number 13 in the ATP ranking and sixth seeded.

"Now I play against Pablo. The next game I think is a very tough game. I know him quite well, he is a friend of mine, and he has been playing very well. He has won some games like in Marbella, which won the tournament," he recalled.

However, the Valencian said that he will face the match as his victory this Wednesday, with the idea of ​​"

maintaining the level of play"

and "doing things well."

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