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Fognini Blasts Past Defending Champion Murray In Rome

Fabio Fognini will remember this one. In front of a packed Campo Centrale, the Italian No. 1 played one of the best matches of his career, blasting 23 forehand winners to upset World No. 1 and defending champion Andy Murray 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday during Murray's Internazionali BNL d'Italia opener in Rome. Fognini becomes the first Italian to beat a World No. 1 since Filippo Volandri in 2007. Volandri defeated Roger Federer 6-2, 6-4 in the third round, also in Rome. Since then Italians had lost 22 in a row vs. World No. 1s.  Watch Live On TennisTV  Watch Full Match Replays Murray, who didn't drop a set in Rome last year, becomes the first defending champion to lose in...

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