All-Italian Australian Open match between Fabio Fognini and Salvatore Caruso ends in heated row

Fabio Fognini and Salvatore Caruso have been separated by the court supervisor after the first all-Italian Australian Open men’s singles match of the open era ended in a heated exchange in Melbourne.

They battled it out over nearly four hours on the John Cain Arena court and played a thrilling final set tiebreak before 16th seed Fognini emerged a 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 7-6(12) winner.

But the traditional handshake at the net quickly degenerated into a heated argument when Fognini said Caruso was lucky on some…