Dynastic Spaniards the team of the decade
Peter Bodo...Ferrero -- who's been a sub for the past few years. The nucleus of Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez could remain intact for another five, six years. Spain is not...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009Waxing and waning in the World Tour Finals
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...Finals, and we're not done yet. The Fed Express pulled one out against the frustrating Fernando Verdasco, then crushed nemesis Andy Murray in their final two sets. Rafael Nadal was eliminated early -- without...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009Del Potro looking to re-enact U.S. Open shocker
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comLONDON -- Juan Martin del Potro had just fended off Fernando Verdasco in a tense, dramatic encounter at the World Tour Finals in London, needing a third-set...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Neither Fed nor Murray giving ground in rivalry
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...to down drifting U.S. Open champ Juan Martin del Potro, and Federer took advantage of Fernando Verdasco's predictable lapse to advance in three sets. The winner is almost assured a spot in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009Soderling maturing before our eyes
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...t suffer an elbow injury, he probably snatches the final qualifying spot for London ahead of Fernando Verdasco, rather than getting in because of Andy Roddick's bad knee. Verdasco and Soderling enjoyed breakthrough...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009Top eight head for showdown at season finale
James Martin, TENNIS.comFinally, after 11 months of crisscrossing the globe, the season-ending Barclay ATP World Tour Finals is about to start. Eleven months -- that's a ton ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009Injuries abound, but who can take the pain?
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...s Shanghai Masters. His ensuing tourney is the Valencia Open, held the same week as Basel. Fernando Verdasco: Verdasco is commendably playing through the pain, hoping to earn a spot on the highly competitive...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009Reason No. 2 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...a chance on the hard courts Down Under. Big mistake. The five-set marathon wins over Fernando Verdasco in the semifinals and Federer in the finale are what legends are made of. More so...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009The U.S. Open from 0-53
Tom Perrotta, TENNIS.com...accomplished tacticians like Federer and Rafael Nadal -- or an opponent playing out of his mind, like Fernando Verdasco in Australia or Andy Roddick at Wimbledon -- defense alone doesn't cut it, at least not...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009Reason No. 4 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...last year's Australian Open, Federer toppled Murray in the 2008 U.S. Open final, and Fernando Verdasco bombarded Murray with booming forehands in Melbourne's fourth round in January. In the French Open...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009Reason No. 5 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...to Juan Martin del Potro in Washington and Montreal, scrapping his way past hard-court threats Fernando Verdasco (yes, he's still mentally suspect) and Novak Djokovic in Quebec. Mentally, the soon-to-be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009Simon continues to slump
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...ill-tempered affair, the pair bumped into each other during one changeover. Match of the week: Fernando Verdasco versus Daniel Koellerer, Swedish Open Used to plying his trade in front of minuscule crowds at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009Obstacles aplenty for Nadal in Paris
Tom Perrotta, TENNIS.com...excellent clay-court player and former world No. 4 in the fourth round (David Ferrer), either Fernando Verdasco (who is having a breakthrough season) or Nikolay Davydenko (a former semifinalist) in the quarterfinals, and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 27, 2009Who can do the impossible against Nadal?
Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com...of-three-setter, and he may play Nadal in the semis in Rome. Chances: 12 percent Fernando Verdasco: You remember their match at the Australian Open in January. But do you remember the way...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 29, 2009Pros say the darndest things
Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.com...from 2009 so far: Showing a healthy sense of perspective Andy Murray, on his loss to Fernando Verdasco in the fourth round at the Australian Open: "For me it's not a disaster. I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 04, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "fernando verdasco" make the list?