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Davis Cup Program
Sunday, 29 Nov, 2009 – 18:49 | No Comment
Davis Cup Program

Davis Cup is now less than a week away and the official tournament program has been released! Click the poster above or here to view it. I’m uploading Nando’s sections to the gallery, including one …

Fernando’s participation in Davis Cup up for question
Friday, 27 Nov, 2009 – 17:54 | 3 Comments
Fernando’s participation in Davis Cup up for question

Fernando’s participation in next weekend’s Davis Cup final is up for question after dealing with severe pain to his adductor muscle and an iliopsoas contracture in the lower abdominal area, during his three set loss …

Fernando recieves his ‘Premios Siete Estrellas del Deporte’ award
Tuesday, 17 Nov, 2009 – 22:33 | No Comment
Fernando recieves his ‘Premios Siete Estrellas del Deporte’ award

Earlier this year, in September, Nando was honored with the Premios Siete Estrellas del Deporte award for Best Male Athlete, an award given to outstanding athletes from Madrid. He recieved the award both for his …

Fernando withdraws from Abu Dhabi exhibiton
Tuesday, 17 Nov, 2009 – 18:22 | No Comment
Fernando withdraws from Abu Dhabi exhibiton

Fernando will be withdrawing from an exhibition in Abu Dhabi that was set for the new year. He was intending to play the three-day, six-man Capitala World Tennis Championship that is due to be held …

Davis Cup Team announced
Sunday, 15 Nov, 2009 – 19:27 | 4 Comments
Davis Cup Team announced

The team for the 2009 Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic has been announced!
Team captain Albert Costa has chosen Fernando, along with Rafael Nadal, Feliciano Lopez and David Ferrer to represent Spain in next …

Feliz Cumpleaños, Fernando!
Sunday, 15 Nov, 2009 – 10:30 | 3 Comments
Feliz Cumpleaños, Fernando!

Today, November 15th, is Fernando’s 26th birthday :) He was born in Madrid in 1985 to José & Olga Verdasco.
The tennis dream for Nando started early. When he was barely a year old, his …

Nando qualifies for London!
Friday, 13 Nov, 2009 – 13:58 | 3 Comments
Nando qualifies for London!

The Elite 8 for the London Year End Championships has been decided and Fernando, with a little help from his friends, has clinched the final spot.

Nando has probably already sent his thanks to Novak Djokovic, …

Davis Cup team will be announced after Paris Masters
Tuesday, 10 Nov, 2009 – 23:23 | No Comment
Davis Cup team will be announced after Paris Masters

Davis Cup team captain Albert Costa had announced that Spain’s team for the 2009 Davis Cup final will be announced after the Paris Masters. Costa has been attending matches in Shanghai, Valencia and Paris to …

Nando in Valencia
Tuesday, 3 Nov, 2009 – 19:44 | 3 Comments
Nando in Valencia

No idea what this is from as of yet, but here’s a couple of pictures of Fernando and Nikolay Davydenko at some sort of ceremony for…something (helpful, I know) If I find out what it’s …

Nando gets Wii Fit (plus other Agora goodies)
Monday, 2 Nov, 2009 – 17:10 | One Comment
Nando gets Wii Fit (plus other Agora goodies)

The Valencia Open 500 is one of the final regular events on tour before the end of the season, and the race is on among several players to gain all-important ranking points here, in an …