2010 U.S. Open Preview: Fernando Verdasco Will Be Dark Horse

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Published: July 15, 2010

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Spain will continue to dominate—not just the world of soccer—but also tennis. Specifically, a final featuring Spaniard Fernando Verdasco and fellow countryman Rafael Nadal is not out of the question (barring pairings that don’t allow for the possibility).

Tomas Berdych and Nadal have been the hottest players in tennis.

Novak Djokovic is always an unpredictable and combustible combination who can either explode or implode.

Mr. Roger Federer is always Mr. Roger Federer. One can never count him out.

England's number one racket, Andy Murray is playing well. The 2010 Australian Open finalist came close to winning the U.S. Open back in 2008. Only an inspired performance by "Roge" prevented the Brit from winning his first Grand Slam title. Murray is coming into the U.S. Open with a relatively low profile this year. This may be a plus taking away the pressure of high expectations.

Robin Soderling is as efficient as he is boring on and off the field. So hopefully he does not win. Nothing personal.

Nikolay Davydenko is another Soderling, just barely less boring and barely above mediocre from an entertainment value perspective. But he is a top-10 player because he does rack up wins in relatively meaningless tournaments.

Reigning U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro is not even half the shadow of what he was last year. The Argentinean is out of shape and simply not in a position to repeat.

Andy Roddick, well, he could be the other dark horse. The home crowd adores him, but the hard-serving Nebraskan tends to get pumped up, fight hard, only to fizzle out at the end. The only time he got through was in 2003 when he won the U.S. Open. Could this be the year he finally gets back on course?

Which brings me back to the 10th-ranked player in the world, Fernando Verdasco. The Spaniard puts together an explosive and powerful game, with lefty craftiness, supe...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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