Boris Becker makes his feelings known on Fabio Fognini's 'Dancing With The Stars' Italy appearance

Tennis legend Boris Becker recently marveled at Fabio Fognini's appearance in the latest episode of 'Ballando con le Stelle', the Italian version of the hit show Dancing with the Stars. The Italian impressed the tennis great with his dazzling moves.

Fognini, who once resided in the upper echelons of the tennis world, has still been going at it at the age of 37. The Italian recently finished his 2024 season by winning the Montemar Challenger, where he was the top seed. However, he decided on a very unique way to spend his off-season. He decided to put his dancing chops to the test by appearing on the popular show Ballando con le Stelle.

Though Fognini didn't participate in the reality show, he teamed up with the professional dancer Giada Lini as the 'Dancer for the Night' in the second semifinals. The duo performed Jive, a popular upbeat partner dance, and their performance to the song 'Great Balls of Fire' was met with an electrifying response.

Here's a clip of their performance:

"From tennis champion to dance star, Fabio Fognini showed grit, precision and a unique charisma at #BallandoConLeStelle ! 🌟," a translated version of the show's caption.

Their performance was not only a hit in Italy but also sparked reactions from the tennis world. Boris Becker was in awe of Fabio Fognini's smooth moves as he took to his Instagram story to say,

"Fabio is absolutely killing it."

Screengrab from Boris Becker's Instagram

Alexander Zverev also commented on Fognini's performance via his Instagram story calling it the 'single greatest thing' he had witnessed in 2024.

It is no surprise that Becker knows a thing or two about scintillating dance moves as his daughter Anna Ermakova won 'Let's Dance', the German equivalent of the aforementioned Dancing with the Stars, last year.

When Boris Becker expressed pride in his daughter Anna Ermakova after her scintillating performance in Let's Dance

Boris Becker - Source: Getty

Boris Becker's daughter Anna Ermakova, who is a popular British model, entered the German version of Let's Dance where she teamed up with Valentin Lusin. During the season, one of Ermakova and Lupin's performances completely stunned the judges.

The duo put on a flawless ballroom performance, which received raucous applause from the crowd and a maximum 30/30 score.

"Anna transformed into a doll alongside Valentin in her Charleston. The jury received a high score and 30 points - wow! Did you enjoy it as much?" Let's Dance's Instagram post read.

Boris Becker shared his daughter's performance on Instagram.

"Absolutely stunning," wrote Becker on Instagram.

Nearly a month after their stupendous performance, Anna Ermakova won Let's Dance 2023.