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

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.

• Fognini won the match after clinching the fifth-set tiebreak
• The pair continued arguing after shaking hands, with an official stepping between them
• Both players said they were friends and did not elaborate on the cause of the row

They battled it out over nearly four hours on the John Cain Arena court…

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