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Fernando Verdasco Carmona (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando βeɾˈðasko kaɾˈmona]; [b] [4] born 15 November 1983) is a Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He was ranked world No. 7 in men's singles by the ATP , achieved in April 2009, and world No. 8 in men's doubles, achieved in November 2013.
To date, Verdasco has won seven ATP singles titles, with his biggest title coming at the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell. [2] Other highlights of Verdasco's career include reaching the final of the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (defeating Novak Djokovic along the way); [3] the semi-finals of the 2009 Australian Open (defeating then World No. 4 Andy Murray in the fourth round [4] before ...
This tournament marked the last professional appearance of former singles world No. 7, doubles No. 8 and Tour Finals doubles champion Fernando Verdasco. [2] Partnering Novak Djokovic, they lost in the quarterfinals to Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten. [3]
FILE - Fernando Verdasco of Spain returns a ball to Alex Molcan of Slovakia during their tennis match at the Belgrade Open tennis tournament in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Former top ...
The semifinal match between Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco did become the longest, however, at 5 hours and 14 minutes. In the women's singles, last year's finalist and 5th seeded Ana Ivanovic began her campaign with a hard earned straight sets victory, while compatriot and top seed Jelena Janković was an easy winner over Yvonne Meusburger .
Fernando Verdasco defeated Robin Söderling in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, to win the singles tennis title at the 2010 Barcelona Open. It was his first Barcelona Open title.
It is remembered for containing many of the best matches of the 2009 season, [4] including the Nadal–Fernando Verdasco semifinal (lasting 5 hours and 14 minutes [5]) and the final. [4] It was also the first hard court major in which Nadal reached the final. [6]
The group is completed by Spanish teams of Marcel Granollers and Marc López, and David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco. In their match–up against their group Peya/Soares 5–4, Granollers/López is 1–10, Marrero/Verdasco is 8–3, and Paes/Štěpánek is 4–1. Peya/Soares has a decent record against each member of their group.