Fognini took to the court for his first-round match at the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) 1000 event in Toronto on Monday (9 August).
He took to the court wearing a rainbow-striped headband and matching sweatbands on both wrists. The world number 36 was victorious in a three-set game against Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff just weeks after his dramatic and profanity-laden third-round loss at the Tokyo Olympics.
The apologetic player posted images of himself on the court wearing the rainbow gear on both Instagram and Twitter, accompanied by the caption “#loveforall