Fognini's gesture of apology for his homophobic words at the Tokyo Games

Fabio Fognini's defeat against Daniil Medvedev at the Tokyo Olympics not only dealt him a hard blow in sports the Italian tennis player, but was also seriously criticized for the use of certain terms during the third set of that match.

And it is that Fognini, visibly frustrated at this stage of the match, was heard repeatedly uttering the Italian insult 'frocio', translated into Spanish as 'fagot'. An expression that has outraged the LGTBI community.

Fognini himself realized shortly after the commotion generated by this action and wanted to publish a message of apology to the fans for their comments. “The heat went to my head. At the game I used a really stupid expression. I didn't want to hurt anyone's sensibilities. I love the LGTBI community and I apologize for the nonsense I said.”

However, Fognini has wanted to take this apology beyond words and, in his first competitive match after the incident at the Tokyo Olympics, The Italian appeared in his match against Jan-Lennard Struff at the 1,000 Canadian Masters wearing a headband and an arc-colored wristbands. All a gesture of nobility by a Fognini who, despite his frequent quirks, is still a true gentleman on the track.