The secret behind Fernando’s success

Verdasco sealed the Davis Cup last year for Spain when he won the fourth rubber against Argentina’s Jose Acasuso,then spent the off-season training in Las Vegas with Agassi’s former fitness coach Gil Reyes. “I am so happy to be working with him. I learned so much,” said Verdasco. “Agassi came to say hi to me,and I was speaking with him … for two hours before he left for the mountains. I don’t want to say what he told me,because that’s secret,but it really helped me so much.”

Verdasco added that when he took the court he had not even thought of his previous record against Murray,where he had won just one set in five matches. “I was believing in myself because I feel so good,” he said. “But I was just thinking about me,my game,to try to beat him,and didn’t think if I was 5-0 in matches or anything else. I had a very good day.”