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Flavia Pennetta gives birth to son Federico

Flavia Pennetta, who stole my heart forever when she announced that she would retire from tennis in the classiest way one can imagine, right after winning her first Grand Slam title at the 2015 US Open, today gave birth to a baby boy named Federico.

The Italian shared the happy news on Twitter:

Fabio ed io siamo felici di condividere con voi la nascita di nostro figlio Federico @fabiofogna pic.twitter.com/CxRMhJzM9q

— Flavia Pennetta (@flavia_pennetta) May 19, 2017

Flavia’s husband Fabio Fognini, whom she married in June 2016, is enjoying the best week of his life, as not only has he become a father today, but on Tuesday he eliminated defending champion and world No.