Fernando Verdasco cripples Rui Machado to reach round two – US Open 2012
Former world number seven, Fernando Verdasco, tumbled the Portuguese star, Rui Machado, with a breadstick at the US Open 2012 on Monday. He formulated a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 success against the Portuguese veteran to cruise into the second round at this major Grand
Slam events held in Corona Park in Queens, United States.
The 25th seeded Spaniard re-ignited his spark to overcome resilience posed by Machado. He required one hour and 40 minutes to power into the second round at this last of the four Grand Slam events held at Flushing Meadows. The challengers previously
battled each other at this event four years ago and after carving out this victory, Verdasco improved to a 2-0 lifetime in the FedEx ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Head 2 Head Series against the Portuguese.
The left-handed Spaniard high-spiritedly entered the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. He quickly reeled off the opening five games before his rival could hold on. Verdasco plucked his serve once more and consequently bagged the opener with
a breadstick.
Ranked 26th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Verdasco maintained his intensity in the following set. He broke the Portuguese’s serve twice and cruised to a 5-1 lead. The Spaniard held his serve once again and clinched the
set with a 6-2 score line.
Verdasco lost his track towards the final set and suffered the first blow in the second game to fall at 0-3. However, he got back in game and not only recovered in the fifth game but got the breakthrough in the ninth game, eventually pulling out the decider
with a 6-4 score line.
Verdasco will play his compatriot, Albert Ramos, in the second round. He made an epic comeback from a set down to crush the local wild card entrant, Robby Ginepri, with a bagel.
The top seed, Roger Federer, will accompany the Spaniard in the round of 64. He eased past the local contender, Donald Young, in straight sets in almost one and a half hour. The Swiss Maestro hammered 27 winners including seven aces and broke his opponent’s
serve five times to steal the show.
Tags: