2009: Australian Open semifinal Fernando Verdasco

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verdasco training ahead of 2009 french open


verdasco started season reaching final of brisbane international losing radek Štěpánek in 3 sets. partnering mischa zverev, runner-up in doubles final. @ 2009 australian open verdasco defeated andy murray in fourth round reach first grand slam quarterfinal, defeated jo-wilfried tsonga. verdasco lost world no. 1 rafael nadal in @ time longest match in australian open history, lasting 5 hours, 14 minutes. verdasco s semi-final run earned him no. 9 ranking, lifting spaniard top 10 first time.


after being sidelined injury since australian open, reached quarterfinals @ indian wells, lost roger federer. @ 2009 miami masters, verdasco recorded 200th atp match win defeating qualifier benjamin becker in second round. go on reach quarterfinals, losing andy murray. run @ tournament earned him further career-high ranking of no. 8.


during clay court season, verdasco again reached quarterfinal stage, lost novak djokovic. following tournament, ranking rose further no. 7. in barcelona, lost in quarter-finals fernando gonzález. @ 2009 rome masters, advanced quarterfinals, lost rafael nadal. @ 2009 madrid masters, verdasco reached quarterfinals, verdasco again lost nadal ninth time. competing 8th seed @ 2009 french open, verdasco lost in fourth round 10th seed nikolay davydenko.


on first tournament on grass season, verdasco lost in first round of 2009 gerry weber open philipp petzschner. @ 2009 ordina open, lost in second round eventual title winner benjamin becker. @ third grand slam of year, wimbledon, matched best result @ tournament reaching fourth round, ousted big-serving croat, ivo karlović.


verdasco competed in swedish open top seed, advancing quarterfinals retired against juan mónaco. after small break played in rogers cup , defeated andy roddick in third round. upset compatriot guillermo garcía-lópez in first round of cincinnati masters in 2 tiebreaks. in new haven, verdasco defeated igor andreev in 2 tiebreak sets in semi-finals. due rain delays in previous days, verdasco returned later same day final against sam querrey, winning in straight sets. did not lose set in entire tournament. seeded 10th @ open, year s final grand slam, losing in quarterfinals novak djokovic.



verdasco volley in winning match against isner @ 2009 open


verdasco s first indoor tournament of season 2009 malaysian open, lost nikolay davydenko in straight sets in final. @ china open, verdasco seeded fifth, losing djokovic in quarterfinals third time in year. in shanghai, masters 1000 tournament, lost opening match ivan ljubičić.


he next competed @ valencia open 500. advanced semifinals lost top seed andy murray.


he next competed @ paris masters seventh seed. in third round, verdasco lost marin Čilić. bid in qualifying atp world tour finals depended on results of other players because of loss. however, robin söderling , jo-wilfried tsonga failed pass quarterfinals, allowing verdasco qualify tennis masters cup first time in career.


at atp tour finals, verdasco lost roger federer in first round robin match , juan martín del potro in second match. lost third match against andy murray in round robin hence ending run @ tournament. verdasco finished 2009 52–25 record in singles, best record date, , finished year @ no. 9, first time has finished year in top 10.


to close 2009, verdasco partnered feliciano lópez in 2009 davis cup final doubles match against czech republic. playing against radek Štěpánek , tomáš berdych, verdasco , lopez saved set point win first set, , match. victory retained davis cup spain, , fitting end verdasco s successful season on tour far.








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