By Chris Oddo | Saturday, March 8, 2014

It was an argument that Fabio Fognini was never going to win. But still, the demonstrative Italian had to make his point—and he had a very good point. Who can blame him?

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Watch as Fabio Fognini makes his case to beleagured umpire Mohamed El Jennati (poor guy, he was the subject of Denis Istomin's tirade just two days ago), but be warned, there are myriad F-bombs.

Naturally, the controversy was one of the most talked about items of a busy Saturday at Indian Wells. Here's a sampling of what the Twitter peanut gallery had to say about the incident:

Fabio Fognini at this change of ends is in wonderful form. Never stopped talking/cursing to himself.

— Neil Harman (@NeilHarmanTimes) March 9, 2014

in the age of the politically correct in tennis (except Gulbis), Fab FabioFognini is a buffoon in the grand tradition of Nastase or Connors

— Miguel Seabra (@MiguelSeabra) March 9, 2014

Ryan Harrison/Fognini + @LDavenport76 + Carillo + @TennisChannel > UNC + Duke

— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) March 9, 2014

Wow just saw that replay umpire was wrong that should have been Fogs is point,RH stopped the ball I don't get that at all

— Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) March 9, 2014

I haven't seen spitting this impressive since Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic. #Fognini

— Ricky Dimon (@RD_Tennistalk) March 9, 2014

Oh, by the way: Fognini won the testy battle with Ryan Harrison, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.