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Fernando Verdasco Carmona (born 15 November 1983 in Madrid) is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is currently the second-highest ranked Spanish tennis player, ranked number 9 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight. As of 2009, Verdasco has been working in Las Vegas with Andre Agassi and his team including Darren Cahill (Agassi's former coach) and Gil Reyes (Agassi's fitness coach). Verdasco has aided Spain in winning two Davis Cup titles, winning the deciding match in both 2008 and 2009.

2010 career information

Fernando started his 2010 campaign at the exhibition tournament AAMI Kooyong Classic in Melbourne, in preparation for the upcoming Australian Open. He beat Fernando Gonzalez 7-5, 6-1 on day one, and crushed Novak Djokovic 6–1, 6–2 on day two, to reach the final where he faced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He won 7–5, 6–3 against him in the final.

His first official tournament for the year was in the Australian Open. As the 9th seed, he defeated Australian Carsten Ball in the first round 6–7(4), 7–6(1), 7–5, 6–2. He then easily defeated qualifier Ivan Sergeyev 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 in the second round. He entered the fourth round after his third round opponent Stefan Koubek was forced to retire when Verdasco was leading by a set. He bowed out in the fourth round against Nikolay Davydenko in a five set thriller, 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(5), 3–6. Commentator John Alexander and others believe that Verdasco was not as fit as he was this time last year.

His next tournament is the SAP Open in San Jose, California, starting February 8th and he is the second seed. Notably, he changed his racquet sponsors to Yonex, so he will be using Yonex racquets from now onwards. Before his first round match, he won an exhibition match against Pete Sampras in straight sets [6–3 7–6(2)]. In the first round of the tournament he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–3. In the second round, he defeated Benjamin Becker, 7–5, 6–2, and then qualifier Ričardas Berankis in the quarterfinals 6–3, 7–6(5). He fought past Denis Istomin 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 to reach the final, and defeated Andy Roddick in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 to capture his fourth ATP singles title. This was his first win over a Top 10 ranked player since the 2009 Australian Open.

However, his energy was sapped after his win in San Jose. He arrived at the 2010 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, only a day after the tournament started and he didn't have time to practice on the tournament courts. As a result, he was ousted in the opening round 6–7(4), 3–6 by Jérémy Chardy.

At his next tournament at Acapulco, played on red clay, Verdasco defeated Fabio Fognini in the first round, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 and Lukasz Kubot in the second, 6-4, 6-3. He lost to Juan Monaco in the quarter-finals 7-5, 6-3.

Seeded 10th (and as a result, receiving a bye into the second round) at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, he beat Ramón Delgado 6-4, 6-1 in the opening round. However he self-destructed in his third-round match, losing to Tomas Berdych 0-6, 3-6.

At the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, he received a bye in the first round and in the second round, beat Dudi Sela 6-1, 6-2. In the third round, he beat Jurgen Melzer 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-1. in the fourth round he beat Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-6. In the quarterfinals, he once again lost to Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-7(5), 4-6.

At the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters as the 6th seed, he received a first round bye and defeated Julien Benneteau 6-2, 6-1 in the second round. In the third round, he once again faced Tomas Berdych, the tenth seed and prevailed in three sets, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. Verdasco then defeated Albert Montañés in the quarterfinals in three sets, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-0 to reach his first masters tournament semi-final. He defeated the number 1 seed Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2 to reach his first ever Masters 1000 final, to meet five-time defending champion Rafael Nadal. It was the first all-Spanish final of a Masters 1000 event since Monte Carlo in 2002. However, he was dominated by Rafael Nadal, 0-6, 1-6 in the final. Despite the lopsided final, Verdasco had done enough to ensure a return to the Top 10, at #9.

Verdasco played the following week at the 2010 Barcelona Open as the fifth seed. After a first round bye he defeated Richard Gasquet for the fifth consecutive time, 7-5, 6-3. He then posted a come-from-behind victory to beat the 11th seed Jurgen Melzer 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 in the third round. He defeated Ernests Gulbis in the quarterfinals 6-2, 7-6(4). In the semifinals he fought from a set and break down to beat David Ferrer 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-1 to reach his second final in two weeks. He faced Robin Soderling in the final, and he won 6–3, 4–6, 6–3. Verdasco's win here ensured that this tournament is dominated by Spaniards for the 8th consecutive year. It is currently the biggest title he has won to date.

In the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, after a bye in the first round he defeated Simone Bolelli 7-6(11), 6-3, saving multiple set points in the first-set tiebreak. He defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the third round 6-4, 7-6(2). He will face Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.

Playing style and equipment

Verdasco is an offensive baseliner who is comfortable on all surfaces, with fast hard courts being his best^[4]. Verdasco considers his best shot to be his forehand^[5]. His serve is characteristic of a left-handed player predominantly using slice to create a lot of spin, and is capable of speeds exceeding 210 km/h. He is known for rivaling compatriot Rafael Nadal with the amount of topspin he can put on a . Verdasco has been known for making mistakes during important moments in matches and sometimes losing concentration. He has been showing improvement in this area which partly explains his improved results since 2009, but still struggles with his nerves when facing the best players in the world. He is endorsed by adidas (he wears the Edge Group clothing and Barricade V shoes) and recently switched to Dunlop Sport for racquets, after having played with Tecnifibre for the majority of his career (and with Yonex for a very short time in 2010).