can put on a ball. which partly explains his improved results since 2009, but still struggles with his nerves when facing the best players in the world. He is endorsed by Adidas (he wears the Adizero group and the Adizero Feather II) and is currently using the Head series for racquets, after having played with Tecnifibre for the majority of his career (with Yonex for a very short time in 2010), Dunlop from 2011 to 2013 and the Babolat Aeropro series in 2014. He is currently using the Head Graphene Touch Speed Pro. Personal life Verdasco began playing tennis when he was four years old, practicing with his father on the two hard courts in the backyard of their family home. He stopped school at the age of 11, and his father took over his son's academic training. His parents own a restaurant in Madrid. He has two younger sisters. Verdasco was diagnosed with ADHD when he was a child, but did not receive treatment in order not to have problems with doping. Verdasco supports Real Madrid. Verdasco has often spoken of his love for the English rock band Oasis and once proposed that he would play a tennis match wearing headphones listening to their 1994 album, Definitely Maybe. He is known to use mindfulness techniques during his tennis matches, often visualizing soothing and romantic scenes to help dampen the stress of professional tennis. He owns a dog named Bono Bono. After 5 years of dating, Verdasco married Ana Boyer, on 7 December 2017. The wedding took place on the private island of Mustique in the Caribbean. Boyer is the daughter of former Spanish politician Miguel Boyer, and Spanish Filipina socialite, Isabel Preysler. Boyer's half-brother is Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. The couple have two sons, Miguel and Mateo. Verdasco was named after the ABBA song Fernando, as his mother was a fan of the Swedish band. Verdasco tested positive for COVID-19 in August 2020, and again the following month. Career statistics Grand Slam tournament performance timeline Singles Current through the 2023 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying. Doubles ATP Masters 1000 finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) Year-end championships finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) Notes References External links 1983 births Living people Tennis players from Madrid Spanish male tennis players Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players of Spain Tennis in Spain Sport in