“He constantly gave tips to Rafa during games,” Fognini accuses Toni Nadal in his autobiography

Fabio Fognini recently launched his new autobiography titled Warning: “My life between the lines.” In his new book, Fognini mentioned about some of the biggest names in tennis including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic. The book also included some of Fognini’s on-court troubles and his rivalry with Andy Murray.

Speaking about Rafael Nadal and his ex-coach and uncle Toni Nadal, Fognini mentioned in his book that Rafael Nadal always received tips from Toni Nadal during the game and later went on to admire the Spaniard for his dedication to the game and each point he plays.

Fabio Fognini was in full praise of Rafael Nadal admiring his determination on the court and the way he fights for each point. He wrote in his book, “Hard to describe how Rafa plays but if I had to use just one word I would say ‘Savage’. A volcano energy explosion guided by discipline and method, Nadal plays every point in training as they were Grand Slam championship points. Tennis for him is a very serious business,.” 

Fabio Fognini also described a funny incident between him and Nadal at the US Open, “I meet Nadal at the US Open, he is playing the simulator. I ask him if he wants to play it me. He thinks I want to train with him. That’s the first time we ever played,” Fognini wrote in his autobiography.