Fognini sorry for racist slur
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TEMPERAMENTAL Italian player Fabio Fognini has apologized after being heard hurling a racist insult at a Serb rival that later circulated on video website YouTube.
The Italian was heard calling Serbian qualifier Filip Krajinovic a “shitty gypsy” during his straight sets defeat in the second round of the Hamburg Open in Germany on Wednesday.
A video of Fognini showed him muttering the Italian word “zingaro,” meaning gypsy, while he had his back to Krajinovic during the match.
After it was picked up on social media, Fognini tweeted in Italian: “I made a mistake. I didn't want to offend anyone.”
“... I know Filip very well and anyone who plays sports knows that at times you get carried away saying things that make no sense."
Krajinovic, ranked 152th, won 6-4, 6-0 against the defending champion and second seed.
The volatile Italian also broke his racket into half by stepping on it midway through the second set of the match.
The latest incident follows Fognini’s record US$27,500 fine at Wimbledon for telling tournament official Wayne McEwen that he would “smash my racquet in your head” during his heated five-set win against American Alex Kuznetsov.
He was docked US$20,000 for the offence of damaging the grass court with his racquet and fined an added US$7,500 for abusing McEwen and making an obscene gesture at Kuznetsov.
The Wimbledon fine took his career fine total to a reported US$54,100 at grand slams.
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