Fernando Verdasco was on his back in the clay and stared at the sky, seemingly mired in the same disbelief as the Madrid crowd at an utterly improbable victory over nemesis Rafael Nadal. When he got ...

"Always prepare for the worst, hope for the best and as much as possible...try to avoid the unexpected..." But then one ought to remember that on certain days unexpectedness has a mind of its own and ...

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 ...

Just as it was seven years ago, Fernando Verdasco and Rafael Nadal went five sets at the Australian Open. This time, it was Verdasco who upset Nadal in the first round in Melbourne. It wasn't a ...

NEW YORK — Fernando Verdasco sprinted toward the drop shot, slid on the concrete and barely got to the ball — then whipped it around the net post and back inside the sideline. For a clean winner. On ...

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, ...