In 2001, Ferdinand Verdasco He became a professional tennis player. Now, 21 years after that moment, the tennis player from Madrid is far from achieving the best results of his career, from reliving his brightest moments. If something has been maintained over time, and has even been increasing, it has been his passion for tennis. As described by Stan Wawrinka on his return from injury, Verdasco maintains that internal fire that makes him continue to go out on the track to enjoy a sport that he loves. At 38 years old, Fernando does not contemplate in his panorama the end of a magnificent career, as he told it in an interview with EFE, and whose words are collected by Mundo Deportivo.
The physical problems cannot with the Madrilenian
After a third operation in less than a year and a half, Verdasco was struggling to get out of the first round in Los Cabos, something that Thanasi Kokkinakis avoided in the third set: “You have to keep playing until that animal is turned off or they turn off that animal, which it is like an internal fire. Sometimes the bug says he wants to play, but your knee or elbow won’t let you.”
infinite love for tennis
“There are players who love tennis above all else, I am one of those. Federer wondered why he would stop playing, if he loves tennis and is good at it. Everyone needs work, work and more work, not only talent. Roger may be the most talented in history at first glance because he is the most beautiful player, but I am sure he has trained very hard. Nadal, let’s not even talk, and Djokovic, the same, ”explained the Madrid native.
“I include myself among those who like to play tennis the most. If it wasn’t like that, I wouldn’t be here today. I’ll hold on as long as I can because I love it and I enjoy it, no matter how much I lose”.
Verdasco recalled in the interview the most emblematic match of his career, that semifinal of the 2009 Australian Open against Rafael Nadal. With mixed feelings, Fernando keeps that meeting with affection, but also with the bitter taste of not having been able to take advantage of the opportunities that were presented to him. The one who became number seven in the world in 2009 is now another great example of passion and sacrifice for the sport he loves.
