Flavia Pennetta talks about her first feelings for Fabio Fognini

The love story of Flavia Pennetta And Fabio Fognini has been generating a lot of attention for quite some time. The popular couple started their relationship in 2014 and just two years later they got married. It is also important to note that the couple became parents in 2017 and welcomed their son Federico.

Pennetta has spoken about their love many times in interviews, saying that their relationship was initially purely friendly, but not long after, both she and Fognini began to feel love for each other.

In an interview with an Italian media outlet, she has now revealed the moment she realized they started feeling love; Australia 2013 was apparently the start of it all.

Fognini saw her as a person to whom he could reveal his deepest secrets and who could open his soul. As an experienced tennis player, Pennetta knew how to deal with pressure and crisis in her career.

The Italian tennis player had serious problems on the court at that period of his life and she helped her with that.

“We were in Barcelona during the winter training period of 2013. Shortly afterwards things blew up in Australia. What has changed? The way we looked at each other. At the time, I was bothered by his outbursts and the witch hunt against him. We talked for hours; I am five years older and he trusted me. From the attention he showed me, I understood that my feelings about the time we spent together had also changed.” she said, as translated by Courier.

Life in Milan

Pennetta revealed that they currently live in Milan. At first it was difficult for her to get used to life in this city, but now she feels good, especially thanks to her children.

She is still focused on life in the tennis world and follows events and famous tournaments.

“This is already our third year in Milan. At first I struggled with the gray sky, I cried and thought: I have everything wrong. Now I am doing well, I see that the children are happy, I have built my own routine and my own circle. I don’t go out much, I am not part of the jet set. But the city offers a thousand opportunities and professionally it has given me a new life: Sky Sport, events, performances, the Olympic torch at the Games. I carried the torch at the Italian Playing was a great honor. In short, Milan gave me back a feeling of value.”

Pennetta is the first Italian tennis player to reach the top 10 in August 2009.

Flavia’s career was full of achievements, but winning the US Open was definitely her career milestone.