Former Number of the world Nine Fabio Fognini said this year’s Italian outdoor in Rome would be his last performance on the ATP Masters 1000 event.

37-year-old Italian will face Briton Jacob Fernnley in First lap on ThursdayMarking his 18. The main pull-out on the tournament, reached the quarterfinal in 2018. years.

“I think it’s a good time to say goodbye to this beautiful city, a special city,” Fogniniwho played in the Italian Open in 2006. in 2006, he said on Wednesday Tennis Channel.

“Since I was a child I came here to say,” Oh, see you, we hope to play one day. “And now I’m in conflict (end of his career).

“But I’m here with a smile on my face because I know I had a really hard time during my, I don’t know, 20 years in Rome and I would like to enjoy the last round.”

Fognini won eight of his nine ATP singles on the clay, including 2019. Monte Carlo Masters. He said one of his favorite memories in Rome is beaten then the world Andy Murray in flat sets in 2017. years.