Fernando Verdasco Carmona (born 15 November 1983 in Madrid, Spain) is a professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 7, achieved in April 2009. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight. As of 2009, Verdasco has been working in Las Vegas with Andre Agassi and his team, including Darren Cahill (Agassi's former coach) and Gil Reyes (Agassi's fitness coach).Verdasco has aided Spain in winning three Davis Cup titles, winning the deciding match in both 2008 and 2009, he was part of the winning team in 2011 as well. His best performance in a Grand Slam was making the semifinals of the 2009 Australian Open, where he lost to compatriot and eventual champion Rafael Nadal in five sets. Verdasco has also reached the quarterfinals twice at the US Open, in 2009 and 2010, losing to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal respectively, the latter of whom went on to win the title, and once at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, where he led eventual champion Andy Murray two sets to love before being defeated in five sets.
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Good friends with actor Miguel Ángel Muñoz.
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Was partner of also tennis player Ana Ivanovic.
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Was partner of Spanish actress Dafne Fernández.
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Spanish tennis player.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Today at Wimbledon
2014-2017
TV Series
Himself
The 2017 French Open Championships
2017
TV Series
Himself
Wimbledon
2004-2016
TV Series
Himself
French Open Live 2016
2016
TV Mini-Series
US Open 2015
2015
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Queen's
2015
TV Series
Himself
French Open Live 2015
2015
TV Mini-Series
Himself
French Open Live 2013
2013
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Laura and Genie's Gangnam Style
2012
Video short
Himself (uncredited)
Retransmisión de los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012
