Spanish tennis player named Verdasco Fernando - the main heartthrob ATP tour

He has a Hispanic, burning Spaniard, the main heartthrob of the ATP tour, Fernando Verdasco, whose rating to date has fallen to 52 positions, continues to show great tennis, making a worthy competition to the top players of the tournaments. In late May, he lost in France Kei Nishikori (6th racket of the world) in the hardest five-set match of the third round of the tournament BSH, almost breaking the victory, leaving behind the third and fourth set.

The way of the Spaniard to the court

Thirty-two-year-old athlete was born in Madrid in the family of restaurateurs, where, besides him, were brought up two more sisters: Anna and Sarah. As a child, he was diagnosed with ADHD, which affected his hyperactivity and impulsiveness. In the courtyard of the house there were two courts with a hard surface, which was specially built by the father of Jose Verdasco. Fernando from four years, adapting to the game, which became his most favorite leisure.

Since 11 years, parents have given a guy to a specialized tennis academy near Madrid, and at 15 he was transferred to Barcelona, giving a scholarship as a promising athlete. Here his professional training began. In official tournaments the young man began to participate since 2001, starting the next year in the tournaments of the Masters series from 464 positions. As a left-handed man, he practices a two-handed strike on the right, which makes him a formidable opponent, capable of delivering balls at a speed of 230 m / sec.

The best achievements

The athlete has 14 tournament titles ATP, where he glorified the name Verdasco. Fernando won his first victory in his homeland in Valencia (2004), seven titles won in doubles (more often played with Feliciano Lopez). The rest are presented in the table below.

The best achievements are related to 2009 - 2010 years. As of April 20, 2009, the Spaniard became the seventh in the world ranking. Both seasons he finished in the TOP-10, occupying the ninth line of the table of ranks. This is due to the period of his cooperation with Andre Agassi and gaining confidence in the participation in the Davis Cup finals. In the absence of Rafael Nadal in 2008, the Spaniards won the Cup thanks in large part to Verdasco, who recorded two points in his asset. The team will be able to repeat its success in 2009.

Becoming the eighth in the doubles at the end of 2013, the Spaniards won the right to participate in the final tournament. In the confrontation with the Americans - the brothers Bryans won the duo of Marrero - Verdasco. Fernando in the same year as part of the Spanish national team became the owner of the Holman Cup.

A step away from victory

The Spaniard never won the tournament BSH, but his semifinal match with Rafael Nadal in Australia in 2009 entered the history of the tournament as the longest and dramatic. For more than five hours, the battle of the representatives of one country lasted. The match was the best in Verdasco's career. Fernando, whose tennis by that time had grown considerably due to his work with Gilles Reyes (Agassi's team), made Rafu cry. This was the tension of the fight. Strong heat, brutal confrontation did their job. Nadal managed literally with his teeth to snatch a victory from the third matchball.

Personal life

Answering the question about the main heart of the ATP-tournaments, anyone without hesitation will call the surname of Verdasco. Fernando met with models, actresses and dancers, novels that were not lengthy, but whose names are heard by others. In his Don Juan list is the star of the series Daphne Fernandez, the model of Priscilla de Gustine and the exotic beauty of Hawaii Jara Mariano. His name is associated with three top tennis players, among them Gisela Dulko (Argentina) and Ana Ivanovic (Serbia). Relations with Ana went so far that Fernando introduced her to his parents.

In the period from September 2008 to March 2009, the Spaniard appeared confidence and the necessary power in the game. This was the period when Ana was rooting for him in the stands. But at the very Ivanovitch love took away strength, and she surrendered her leadership position in women's tennis.

After parting, there were rumors about the novel with Caroline Wozniacki, but the girl herself commented on her relationship with Fernando only as a friendly. Today, Fernando meets with the half-sister of the Iglesias brothers - the beautiful Anoy Boyer Preussler, the daughter of a well-known TV presenter and former Minister of Finance of Spain.