Ferdinand Verdasco yesterday he knew how to overcome a disadvantage of a set with the Indian Prajnesh Gunneswaran and the active participation of a fan who asked him “a double fault“When I lose by 5-3 and 0-30 in the tiebreaker round and after failing the first serve.
Verdasco turned around visibly angry and the rest of the stands did not stop booing the fan until he was identified and expelled from the stadium.
“I see you outside, I see you outside“, The follower yelled at the tennis player while pointing at him with the racket. The chair umpire took note and ordered security to take the subject away.
It is not the first time that Madrid has experienced this situation. In 2010, during the Nice final that he lost to the local Richard Gasquet, it was two fans who did not stop provoking and insulting him until he lost his nerve.
A true story of overcoming is the one that Verdasco is signing in the current season. The 38-year-old from Madrid began the course in 154th place, fell to 201st on February 7, and 35 days later it will come out tomorrow on 126.
Fer, after two seasons marked by an operation on his right knee and another on his left elbow, wants to give himself one last chance to continue in the elite of racket sport.
He gave up the Australian tour in January, because he was only entering the Australian Open preview. He went to play challengers in Brazil and Santa Cruz (Bolivia), entered the Open 250 in Córdoba and Buenos Aires with a protected ranking, and the Open 500 in Rio de Janeiro, and received an invitation to the final draw in Acapulco.
After standing up to John Isner, whom he dominated 5-3 and served in the third set, the left-hander had his reward yesterday after winning the final of the Monterrey challenger. His victim was Gunneswaran 4-6, 6-3 and 7-6 (3).
Follow in the footsteps of Karlovic
He is the second oldest tennis player to be crowned in a tournament of the category after Ivo Karlovic, who did it at the age of 39.
