Fabio Fognini banned his young son from speaking with Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon.

The veteran Italian will play Alcaraz in what could be his final Wimbledon appearance.

His entire family have flown to London this week to watch the match.

“Obviously, with these guys, there’s little to think about,” Fognini told AS, reacting to the draw. “Two days ago, when the draw came out, my son called me and said, ‘Dad, see, you’re playing against Carlitos’. And I said, ‘Yes, do you want to come?’.

“[He said] ‘Yes, yes, yes, I’m coming, I’m coming’. And [my wife] Flavia, also with the little girl, is coming to watch the game. Now, when [my eldest son] saw him, I told him, ‘Don’t say hello to him, because he’s my opponent tomorrow’, and he got angry.”