#verdasco

Novak beat Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-4 6-2 and reached the quarter finals of the French Open for the ninth consecutive time and for the twelfth time overall (Open Era record).

Novak beat Fernando Verdasco 6-1 7-6(4) 6-2 and reached the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Novak Djokovic - Fernando Verdasco (Head-to-Head)

Novak will start his title defense at the Australian Open against Fernando Verdasco on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday not before 7 PM local time (9 AM CET).

Novak beat Fernando Verdasco 4-6 7-6(7) 6-3 after saving five match points in the second set tie break and reached the final of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Friday.

Novak’s on court interview after his semi final win over Fernando Verdasco at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Friday

Novak on saving five match points against Verdasco: “It was quite a thrilling experience for me to be able to go five match points down... I'm obviously very pleased because you need these kind of matches, these kind of confidence boosters, for whatever is coming up after that. He had three out of five match points with his serve, and three, four of the five match points he had a forehand to finish it off and he didn't. It's not because I've done something right. It's just that it happened that way. Only thing I could do is fight and get myself in a position to win the match. That's what I've done.”

Novak on the Doha final: “Playing already in the finals of the first event definitely serves as a great confidence incentive. Obviously this is exactly what I hoped that I can achieve, to get to the finals. I'm hoping I can play on a high level and we can compete as we always did against each other. We always have very physical battles, long rallies, entertaining matches. Between No. 1 and No. 2 in the world, it's a perfect match-up for the final. Let's see what happens.”