Apparently furious at seeing the match moved to Court 14, the Italian hothead was heard lashing out at organizers as he waited for the umpire to rule on a line call challenge.

“It's fair to play here? Damned English, really. Damned, really,” the 32-year-old fumed in Italian.

“I wish a bomb would explode on this club. A bomb should explode here,” he added.

Fognini went out in straight sets to Sandgren, 6-3 7-6 6-3, as the American set up a fourth-round meeting with countryman Sam Querrey.

Fognini also lashed out during the match by slamming his racket to the floor, bloodying his knuckles in the process.