Fernando Verdasco News

Marcel Granollers is enjoying the best form of his career. This week, he reached the quarter-finals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome , but he doesn't just excel in singles.

Gilles Simon holds off Filippo Volandri in three sets on Tuesday in Rome. Simon is joined in the second round by Fernando Verdasco, a three-set winner over Horacio Zeballos.

Spain's Fernando Verdasco returns the ball to Horacio Zeballos, of Argentina, during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

MAY 14: Horacio Zeballos of Argentina in action during his first round match against Fernando Verdasco of Spain during day three of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2013 at the Foro Italico Tennis Centre on May 14, 2013 in Rome, Italy.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcomes Fernando Verdasco in three sets on Thursday in Madrid.

The third round on Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open features six of the top seven seeds.

Fernando Verdasco outlasts Milos Raonic in three sets on Tuesday in Madrid. Verdasco is joined in the third round by Stanislas Wawrinka, who remains in outstanding form on clay.

The tiebreaker woes continue for Robin Haase as he goes down to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets on Wednesday in Madrid.

The major celebration of tennis in Spain is well underway now, and the relatively new clay-court Madrid Masters - can you even believe that for many years, Madrid was an indoor, hard-court event? - is a fitting tribute to all that the Iberian nation has come to mean to the sport, as well as an ideal showcase for the particular strengths of the ... (more)

Milos Raonic looks down a shot during his match with Fernando Verdasco on Tuesday in Madrid.

Milos Raonic of Canada, seen last week playing in Barcelona, is seeded 14th for the Madrid event.

Spain's Fernando Verdasco is hoping to ignite his season at the Mutua Madrid Open after dismissing David Goffin of Belgium 7-6 , 6-2 on Sunday.

The Madrid Masters appears to have put last year's controversy over the blue clay courts firmly behind it with some of the world's top-ranked men including fierce critic Rafa Nadal all praising the newly-built red dust replacements on Sunday.

For Rafael Nadal to bridge a 7,000-point gap with Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings looks like a tall order, even for a player of his qualities, yet he could still threaten the Serb's hopes of ending 2013 as world No.1. With the French Open looming large on the horizon, Nadal is back in the claycourt groove as he continues his comeback from a knee ... (more)

Canadian Daniel Nestor reached his first doubles final since last October as he and new partner Robert Lindstedt of Sweden concluded a rain-hit match at the Barcelona Open on Sunday.

Canadian Milos Raonic cruised to the third round of the Barcelona Open on Wednesday with a straight-sets win over Eduardo Roger-Vasselin of France.

BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal will quickly bury his sorrows after the end of his eight-year title streak in Monte Carlo, with the Spaniard quickly turning his focus to the Barcelona Open starting on Monday.