Former top-10 player Fabio Fognini has announced his retirement from professional tennis. He held a news conference Wednesday at Wimbledon, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in a five-setter on Day 1 of the tournament last week.

Italy's Fabio Fognini has announced his retirement from tennis, calling time on a 21-year career that culminated with a memorable five-set thriller against defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz that left Centre Court on its feet.

Alcaraz is both unstoppable and unplayable when he is in the groove and has now won 23 times in a row heading into his semi-final with Taylor Fritz where he will gracefully glide round the court to book his place in Sunday’s final.