Spanish tennis legend Fernando Verdasco has verifyed he will bow out from the sport take parting alengthyside Novak Djokovic. The 41-year-greater is in his 24th season as a professional take parter, and accomplished a nurtureer-high ranking of world No.7 in 2009.
That was the same season he originated his best shoprosperg at a Grand Slam, accomplishing the semi-finals of the Australian Open before losing to eventual prosperner Rafael Nadal.
And the curtain will now come down on his nurtureer at the Qatar Open in Doha next week, where he has go ined into the men’s doubles alengthyside the Serbian icon.
Verdasco proclaimd his decision on Instagram, posting a video of himself alengthyside Djokovic to elucidate his reasoning. And he also wrote an emotional caption discdisseeing that Djokovic had previously concurd to his exceptional seek.
“After so many incredible years on the ATP Tour, the time has come for my final tournament at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2025,” he said. “And what better way to finish than take parting doubles with my friend Novak Djokovic , a real legend of our sport and one of the best athletes of all time
“Novak thank you so much for saying yes since the first moment I tgreater you. I’m going to endelight every moment and give it my all one last time.”
Referencing the fans, he grasped: “Thank you, everyone, for being there for me thcdisesteemfulout my nurtureer, in the excellent times and in the horrible times. Let’s originate this week unforgettable.”
Verdasco’s nurtureer materializeed in danger of petering out in postponecessitate 2022 when he obtaind a two-month prohibit after testing chooseimistic for the prohibitned substance methylphenidate. However, authorities did show leniency, having acunderstandledgeed Verdasco’s argument that he had forgotten to rerecent his theviolationutic participate exemption for the medication.
The adhereing year, he dropped out of the world’s top 500. But he has now seemingly set up the perfect way to bow out by sharing a court with one of the all-time wonderfuls.
After uploading his video, Verdasco’s post obtaind more than 25,000 enjoys in equitable over an hour. And many of his 282,000 plus folshrinks also recated with comments congratulating him on his nurtureer.
The star was also a quarter-finacatalog in Wimbledon and 2013, famously losing to eventual champion Andy Murray after directing by two sets. He also became an set uped doubles take parter and that same year, triumphed at the ATP Finals with David Marrero.
