It wasn't supposed to be this hard -- not for Rafael Nadal. But in Nadal's first-round match at the 2016 Australian Open, he was pushed to the brink by Fernando Verdasco before dropping a five-set ...

Don't get me wrong, Fernando Verdasco is a great tennis player. He has power ground strokes, the lefty advantage and he's in tip top shape. Plus, he has an indomitable serve. Umm scratch that last one ...

Tennis was an undercover operation on a drizzly day in Monte Carlo. Passing showers prompted the grounds crew to blanket Court Central with a green tarp during a pair of rain delays totaling 90 ...

Nobody was immune from the conditions at the Open on Wednesday, with temperatures again hovering in the mid-90s. Stephens won; Andy Murray didn’t. By Scott Cacciola Serena Williams, Venus Williams, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—Fernando Verdasco saw the way Juan Martin del Potro dismantled Lleyton Hewitt in the quarterfinals of the SAP Open and knew he’d have to be at the top of his game to make a ...

After a fantastic Australian Open campaign that exceeded perhaps all expectations, you could forgive Fernando Verdasco for feeling the pressure. After all, the Spaniard has gone from "also-ran" to ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Fernando Verdasco advanced to the semifinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships by beating fourth-seeded Gael Monfils 6-3, 7-5 Thursday. The 35th-ranked Verdasco, one of ...

Just a week ago Spanish tennis said goodbye to one of its most talented players: Fernando Verdasco said goodbye after more than two decades dedicating his heart 100% to the sport of the racquet. Here ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – In a match between unseeded players, Fernando Verdasco defeated Robin Haase 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-1 to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Friday. Verdasco upset ...

MELBOURNE — Six years after Rafael Nadal beat countryman and fellow lefty Fernando Verdasco in a semifinal classic at the Australian Open, his good friend finally exacted revenge on Tuesday. Verdasco, ...

Fernando Verdasco sent Andy Murray home at the 2018 U.S. Open on Wednesday, but not without a clash about the heat rule at the U.S. Open that continued to cause controversy. The U.K.’s Murray and ...