Like a 12 seed upsetting a 5 in the NCAA basketball tournament, a low men’s seed making a run deep into the second week of the Australian Open is a sports phenomenon that seems to happen every year.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a basketball and tennis insider MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 15: Novak Djokovic of Serbia (L) and Fernando Verdasco of Spain ...

Just a week ago Spanish tennis said goodbye to one of its most talented players: Fernando Verdasco said goodbye after more than two decades dedicating his heart 100% to the sport of the racquet. Here ...

Former world No. 7 Fernando Verdasco announced his retirement this week at the ATP 500 Qatar Open, where he teamed up with Novak Djokovic in doubles. The duo made a strong debut, defeating Karen ...

Nobody was immune from the conditions at the Open on Wednesday, with temperatures again hovering in the mid-90s. Stephens won; Andy Murray didn’t. By Scott Cacciola Serena Williams, Venus Williams, ...

LONDON (AP) — Former top-10 professional tennis player Fernando Verdasco accepted a voluntary provisional doping suspension of two months after testing positive for a medication for ADHD, the ...

World number one Roger Federer dug deep overnight to begin his ATP World Tour Finals campaign with a hard-fought 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Spain's Fernando Verdasco. Federer briefly faced the ...

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Spain's Fernando Verdasco has been provisionally suspended for two months after failing to renew a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) and testing positive for the drug methylphenidate, ...

Aug 31, 2018; New York, NY, USA; Fernando Verdasco of Spain hits to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina (not pictured) in a third round match on day five of the 2018 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA ...