“I have nothing against Lucas Pouille, but that he is invited to Madrid and not me, it’s as strange as if I had been invited to Bercy and not him. » On the merits, Fernando Verdasco, 38, 7th player in the world in 2009, today fallen to 118th place, is not saying an enormity. But the Spaniard has taken his annoyance a bit far, going so far as to publish a letter co-signed by several of his compatriots a few days ago, to protest the way the Madrid Masters 1000 distributed its precious wild cards for the 2022 edition.