) is a professional tennis player.He is the current Italian

Italy

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 No. 1. He achieved his career high rank of No. 32 in the world on 20 June 2011 as a result of his success at the 2011French Open. His favourite surface is the red clay of Paris

Paris

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Fognini was born to Fulvio, a businessman, and Silvana and has a younger sister called Fulvia.