Fernando defeated Tommy Haas in a five-set thriller 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(8), 1-6, 6-4

Now it’s on to the fourth round, where he’ll face the winner of the Roddick/Isner match. Until then Fernando, rest, relax, recuperate. You’ve earned it!

Feliciano López and Fernando Verdasco have decided withdraw from the doubles draw at the U.S. Open, announcing their withdrawl a few hours before what was to be their first round doubles match against the Brazilian duo of Thomaz Bellucci and Marcos Daniel.

The pair withdrew due to back discomfort suffered by Feliciano following his first round loss to American Taylor Dent.

Fernando Verdasco said they both decided not to play so they would not risk any inconvenience to Feliciano’s back. “It is better to recover to be able to be well as soon as possible,” he said.

In two weeks, the Spanish team will play their Davis Cup semifinal against Israel in Murcia, Spain. Captain Albert Costa will likely choose Verdasco and Lopez for the doubles rubber.

(via Yahoo España)

This is definitely for the best. I think Feliciano would be gutted to have to miss Davis Cup, so pulling out of the US Open is the absolute right choice, considering how much playing Davis Cup and helping Spain get to the final will mean for both of them.

Fernando defeated Benjamin Becker 7-5, 6-4, 7-5 in his first round match. He’ll face Florent Serra in the second round. Click for bigger versions :)

6-all, match point and Fernando’s post-match interview from New Haven.

Nando will be wearing the Men’s Edge zip front tee with clean front graphic and tonal burnout mesh along the back and underarms for ventilation, $55, He will also wear the Men’s Edge Bermuda. His footwear? The Barricade V, $120. He’ll be playing with his trusty Tecnifibre TFight 320 VO2 Max racquet, $179.

Visit Nando’s page at Tennis Warehouse for a closer look at what he’s wearing this fall and be sure to check out shop adidas for more adidas gear!
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I really liked the yellow-ish color from the promo picture, although the actual shirt looks more orange, and a bit TOO orange for my liking. Well, he looks good in almost anything, so we’ll see how it looks when he’s wearing it on the hard courts of New York :)

Welcome to the Verdasco News blog :) I started out providing updates on Nando’s various activities via twitter and now I’ve crossed into the blogosphere to provide even more in-depth coverage on Spain’s #2 player :) I’m still getting things set up, but there’s already some content available! I’ll be adding loads more content, in the future though, including results, biography, schedule, pictures and more, so make sure to check back regularly!

Vamos Nando!

– Lynsey