MADRID (AP) Rafael Nadal lost to Spanish countryman Fernando Verdasco for the first time in the Madrid Open on Thursday, then he and top-ranked Novak Djokovic threatened not to return if the new blue ...

One of the pleasures of watching a great tennis player through the years is that we will see him or her pushed to all kinds of emotional extremes. Every close match has a different atmosphere and a ...

new video loaded: Nadal Loses to Verdasco in First Round transcript 7-6, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2 RAFAEL NADAL FERNANDO VERDASCO Seven years after defeating Fernando Verdasco in the 2009 Australian Open, ...

Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco set up an all-Spanish semi-final at the Ecuador Open, with contrasting quarter-final wins. Top seed Lopez endured an almighty challenge from seventh seed Dusan ...

Two-time major winner Stan Wawrinka said Fernando Verdasco will be a tough third-round opponent at Wimbledon on Friday. The French Open champion has eased into the last 32 at the All England Club via ...

MELBOURNE -- Two days ago, Rafael Nadal told the media in Melbourne that he had an unlucky draw. That was clearly understating it. With momentum shifting in seemingly every game of their 4-hour, ...

At 39, Gael Monfils Prepares for Last Monte-Carlo: Giant Upsets, Iconic Nadal Final, Emotional Career Farewell Since 2005 and ...