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Fabio Fognini Reaches Finals, Primed For Title Shot

By Harry Floyd

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Fabio Fognini of Italy returns a shot against Simone Bolelli of Italy during their Men's Singles second round match on day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 5, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 05: Fabio Fognini of Italy returns a shot against Simone Bolelli of Italy during their Men's Singles second round match on day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 5, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images) /
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Fabio Fognini is approaching career heights on the ATP World Tour. He is eyeing a title shot right now at the 2018 Swedish Open.

Fabio Fognini has an impressive career in men’s singles tennis. The 31-year-old Italian has gone as high as the world number 13 ranking on the ATP world Tour. On top of that, he holds six ATP singles titles and could be on the verge of a seventh. Fognini is into the finals this weekend at the Swedish Open.

Defeating another talented veteran in Fernando Verdasco, Fognini advances into the final round of play. He awaits the winner of Richard Gasquest and Henri Laaksonen.

Fognini defeats Verdasco in a tough three set thriller. Winning their meeting 6-1 4-6 7-5, the Italian tennis star battles to take their semifinals match in Bastad, Sweden. Earlier this year, Fognini notched an ATP singles title Sao Paulo. His win there made it three consecutive years on the ATP World Tour with singles titles. Such a feat is impressive for anyone to pull off. He hasn’t had a two-title year since 2013, but now Fognini has the chance to match it.

Fabio Fognini defeats Fernando Verdasco to reach the Bastad finals. He is on the verge of a his career high ranking on the ATP World Tour.

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Coming into action at the Swedish Open this week, Fabio Fognini was the world number 15 in men’s singles tennis. His strong play on the 2018 ATP World Tour is setting him up for a shot at his career high singles ranking. If he can continue his stellar play this weekend, he just may put himself into a position to jump higher in the rankings. Action at the Swedish Open rolls on. The Italian is also into the semifinals of the men’s doubles side of the tournament. He takes on the top seeded pairing later today for a chance at the finals.

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