"I did too many unforced errors today in the first set" says Fabio Fognini

The convincing performances of the first two rounds were not enough for to overcome in the third round of the Australian 9. The Italian was defeated in four sets, with the final score , after more than two hours of challenge.

Fognini, like other times in the past, has had problems with the approach of the first set, as he admitted himself in the post-match interview: Today was a very different match from the ones I lost in the past.

I approached the matchin a very bad way, while Carreno plays well when he does not think. In the first set I have done too many unforced errors. Arrived at this stage of my career, I have to work on the match approach. I was under two sets and a break in the third set, but I almost managed to get my opponent to the fifth set.

It was happened when I started playing well. This gives me optimism for the future.In the fourth set, I suffered two break points when I was against the wind. On the score of 3-1 I made the mistake of backing up, when he found two winners with his forehand.

In the head-to-head now Carreno leads 6-0 against Fognini. In the fourth round of Melbourne, the Spaniard will face the Japanese Kei Nishikori. For the second year in a row, Carreno was able to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.

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