Tennis fans have blasted the performance of veteran Fabio Fognini in the opening round at the Australian Open.
The Italian was playing home favourite and doubles partner of Nick Kyrgios, Thanasi Kokkinakis, in the first round inside the Kia Arena. The Australian stormed into a two set lead and was winning the third 4-2 before play was suspended due to rain, but wrapped things up several minutes after the resumption, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
However, viewers did not expect much of a fightback from the veteran when play resumed and accused him of tanking or lack of effort. “Thanasi Kokkinakis' performance against Fabio Fognini absolutely superb, despite the Italian looking like he was completely disinterested throughout,” one fan tweeted. “#fabiofognini is playing terribly. What's wrong #AustralianOpen,” another fan wrote.
