By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday February 19, 2025
Former World No.7 and seven-time ATP title winner Fernando Verdasco known as time on his epic profession, the Spaniard enjoying his final match in Doha as he teamed with Novak Djokovic on the doubles court docket.
Verdasco and Djokovic have been defeated within the quarterfinals by Henry Patten and Harri Hellovaara within the quarter-finals, 7-5, 6-4.
41-year-old Verdasco turned professional in 2001 and received 559 ATP matches, together with three victories over Rafael Nadal and 4 towards Novak Djokovic. In 2009 he performed one of the unimaginable Australian Open semifinals on file, falling to Nadal in 5 hours and 14 minutes.
¡Vivimos grandes batallas ⚔️ en la pista y momentos muy bonitos con 🇪🇸 en la @DavisCup! ¡Felicidades por tu gran carrera, @FerVerdasco! pic.twitter.com/PebWGLn87l
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) February 19, 2025
“Immediately was a kind of matches you’re going to recollect a very long time,” Nadal mentioned after his win.
He was proper.
Verdasco, like all different gamers from his technology not named Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray or Wawrinka, often bumped into roadblocks on the greatest tournaments.
“Ultimately, that was the toughest half for my technology. You have been enjoying towards the perfect three gamers in historical past on the similar time and usually on the large tournaments you needed to beat all of them, it was unimaginable,” Verdasco advised the ATP. “In 2009, from the beginning of the 12 months till Cincinnati, I misplaced within the quarter-finals of all of the Masters 1000s I performed in. I misplaced to Roger, Rafa or Murray in all of them.”
Verdasco had been off tour for some time on account of accidents, however determined to come back again and end his profession on court docket.
“The feelings are very large, after being for a 12 months and a half out of competitors,” Verdasco mentioned in a press convention in Doha this week. “I used to be not even pondering of constructing an official announcement or enjoying for one final time till I spoke with him [Djokovic]. Now I am so completely satisfied to make it potential right here in Doha.”
Throughout his profession, Verdasco additionally helped Spain win three Davis Cup titles, and recorded the clinching level towards Argentina’s Jose Acasuso within the 2008 finals. Along with his Australian Open semifinal run, Verdasco made three different main quarterfinals and reached the second week at Roland-Garros six occasions.
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