SocialPHOTOS: Rafael Nadal waves goodbye in emotional Madrid ceremony as tributes pour in on social mediaThe five-time champion fell in straight sets to Jiri Lehecka on Tuesday evening to mark what is likely his final professional match in Madrid.By Baseline Staff Apr 30, 2024
Anti-Doping & CorruptionFernando Verdasco accepts two-month doping ban after failing to renew TUE for ADHD medicationThe International Tennis Integrity Agency said that it "accepts that the player did not intend to cheat, that his violation was inadvertent and unintentional, and that he bears no significant fault or negligence for it."By Associated Press Nov 30, 2022
Style Points#tbt: When the Elite 8 missed the memo, and 11 more memorable ATP Finals official portraitsA Top 9 portrait? An unintentional fashion faux pas? If you thought getting players into matching suits and snapping a photo was always a piece of cake, then you don't know tennis.By Stephanie Livaudais Nov 10, 2022
Madrid, SpainThe Volley: Making sense of the Madrid wild-card debate (plus, what makes an ideal WC?)In their debut exchange about tennis topics, David Kane and Stephanie Livaudais tackle the recent discourse surrounding the Mutua Madrid Open’s decision not to award a wild card to veteran Fernando Verdasco.By David Kane and Stephanie Livaudais Apr 29, 2022
Madrid, SpainSpanish players protest Madrid Open wild cardsAfter only one main-draw wild card went to a Spanish player, many took to social media to express "surprise and frustration" toward their country's biggest tournament.By Kamakshi Tandon Apr 21, 2022
ATP Buenos Aires, ArgentinaResurgent Fernando Verdasco gets first win in nearly a year in Buenos AiresThe former world No. 7 has been struggling with injuries, including two that required surgery and caused him to fall outside the Top 200 in the ATP rankings.By Kamakshi Tandon Feb 08, 2022
Australian OpenTENNIS.com Round Robin: 2021 players to monitor, favorite AO rewatchesAs a highly intriguing and already unprecedented tennis year gets underway, our team weighs in on three diverse topics.Jan 23, 2021
Roland GarrosVerdasco filing suit against Roland Garros for forced withdrawalThe 36-year-old Spaniard was withdrawn from the event upon testing positive for coronavirus, which he claimed was caused by a prior infection.By Kamakshi Tandon Sep 30, 2020
Roland GarrosAs Paire wins opener in Paris, Roland Garros changes testing protocolsThe tournament now consider a player or team member's medical history before deciding to withdraw them from the tournament if they have tested positive for coronavirus.By Kamakshi Tandon Sep 28, 2020
Roland GarrosFernando Verdasco won't play Roland Garros after positive COVID testThe Spaniard tested positive upon arriving in Paris on Tuesday; he says he's tested negative three times since. "I want to my communicate my total frustration and outrage with the organization of Roland Garros," Verdasco wrote in a statement.Sep 25, 2020