Fourth career title for Fernando!
- February 14th, 2010
- Posted in general news . match results
- By Lynsey
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Fernando won his fourth career title and along with it a major win over a top ten player when he beat Andy Roddick at the SAP Open in San Jose, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4!
“I served much better in the second and third set than the first set. Also, I was more aggressive; I started to push him a little bit more, tried to play more inside the court and move toward the net in the second set.
“I know against the Top 10 guys it’s always tough matches,” said Verdasco. “Last year in a lot of them I was really close and I didn’t win. I was a little bit unlucky in the matches, like in London against Federer, del Potro, Murray. Those were three matches I could’ve won and I lost all of them.
“Of course it’s a match that I hope is going to give me confidence. It was a really hard final for me, this one against Andy here, in his country, in the U.S., and I’m so happy that I was able to beat him here after the last times he beat me. It’s special for me and I’m happy that I did it.”
Fernando’s victory over Andy Roddick ends a 15-match losing streak against top 10 players. His last win against a top ten player was in the fourth round of the 2009 Australian Open against then world number 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
I really should have stayed home to watch this match :-( instead of going to my tennis class! Enhorabuena Fernando! Your first(?) defeat of a Top Ten player in a final… great stuff. Maybe Uncle Toni was right and you ARE a grand slam contender… looks like your racket change is working better for you than Rafa’s change of strings anyway! You and Juanqui have made my Valentine’s Day (even if it’s already the 15th here)! :D
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Bats Reply:
February 14th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
I second that… I’m so glad I woke up at 6am to catch this match. What a wicked awesome way to start the week! (Its already Monday here.) :D
Happy V(erdasco) Day to all of Nando’s fans. ;)
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Congrats!! Is it the 4th title? I thought he won the Kooyong title this year, beating Tsonga. So this should be his 2nd title this year, & 5th career title?
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Lynsey Reply:
February 15th, 2010 at 12:09 am
It’s the fourth title. The one at Kooyong doesn’t count with his official titles because it’s only an exhibition tournament, not an official ATP tour tournament :)
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Woohoo what a way to start the year. A title in australia though it didn’t count. And now another title. I hope He can win one each month
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Bats Reply:
February 15th, 2010 at 1:03 am
Amen to that! Though a couple of titles a month wouldn’t be bad at all. ;)
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soo happy for him … i stayed up and watched the game and im so glad i did. He played amazin i was on the edge of my seat through the whole of it!
VAMOS! congratulations and good luck for the next 1!!! XXXX
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Vaamoss Fernando…. great win and for your confidence ;-)
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