Verdasco beats countryman Ferrer in five-set thriller
In a tense and titanic war between two compatriots and Davis Cup teammates, a late-afternoon match that went long into the night - as Spanish affairs tend to - Fernando Verdasco came back from a two-set deficit, and a break down in the final set, to snatch victory from David Ferrer, 5-7, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
The strapping Verdasco, though, is a pure shotmaker, with a thunderous forehand that's one of the most feared weapons on tour. For too many years he was considered an underachiever. But in 2009, he reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in a five-set match that's
become an enduring classic.
A rematch of Verdasco and Nadal, in the US Open quarterfinals on Thursday, has tennis fans salivating.
The strapping Verdasco, though, is a pure shotmaker, with a thunderous forehand that's one of the most feared weapons on tour. For too many years he was considered an underachiever. But in 2009, he reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in a five-set match that's
become an enduring classic.A rematch of Verdasco and Nadal, in the US Open quarterfinals on Thursday, has tennis fans salivating.
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