Italian veteran Fabio Fognini takes on Serbia’s Laslo Djere in the round of 32 of the 2023 Argentina Open on Monday.
The 35-year-old opened the season by playing in the 2023 ASB Classic in January. He won the first set of his first-round clash against Jenson Brooksby but lost the following two sets to crash out of the tournament. Fognini was quite upset with the fact that Brooksby didn’t apologize after winning a crucial point on a net cord and even gave the American youngster a telling-off after the match.
Fognini went on to play in the Australian Open. Thanasi Kokkinakis comprehensively defeated the veteran in straight sets in the first round. Fognini teamed up with Simone Bolelli but they lost to the team of Fabien Reboul and Sadio Doumbia in straight sets in the first round.
The Serbian athlete began the season with a comprehensive win against Alex Molcan in the first round of the Maharashtra Open. His run ended in the following round as he lost to Maximilian Marterer. In the ASB Classic, Djere notched up two memorable wins against Jaume Munar and top seed Casper Ruud after dropping the first sets on both occasions. The 27-year-old was bettered by Constant Lestienne in the quarterfinals.
Before arriving in Argentina, Djere played in the Australian Open. He defeated Zizou Bergs in the first round before crashing out in the second round. Djere lost to 27th seed Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.
The two players have faced each other on a couple of occasions. The head-to-head scoreline is evenly poised at 1-1. Fognini won in their most recent encounter in the 2021 Wimbledon in four sets.
Prediction: Laslo Djere to win in three sets.
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