ATP 1000 event, and in Houston, Budapest, and Antalya. In doubles, partnering Nicolás Almagro, Verdasco reached the semifinal of Qatar ExxonMobil after defeating second seeded M. Pavić–A. Peya in the first round, and F. Bagnis–J. Veselý in the quarterfinal. However, they didn't play the semifinal against V. Pospisil–R. Štěpánek who walked over to the final. At the 2017 French Open Men's Doubles, and for the first time in his Grand Slam doubles career, Verdasco (partnering Nenad Zimonjić) reached the semifinal stage where they lost to González–Young in three sets. In 2018, seeded 8th Verdasco reached the final of the 2018 Rio Open where he was defeated by 6th seed Diego Schwartzman but he won the doubles final with his fellow Spaniard David Marrero entering the draw as lucky losers. He reached his 500th career win at the 2018 Mutua Madrid Open making him the sixth Spaniard to join the elite club, and also the ninth active player to achieve the milestone. The 34-year-old, became the 45th player in ATP World Tour history to claim 500 match wins and also recorded 120 triumphs at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level. He also reached the fourth round of the 2018 French Open for the seventh time in his career where he lost to Novak Djokovic and the same round at the 2019 Wimbledon for the fifth time in his career where he lost to David Goffin. As of December 2018, he appointed a new coach Quino Muñoz Hernandez to his team. Diego Dinomo, who worked with Andrea Hlaváčková and Guillermo García López in the past, and the physio Chema Castillo were also included as part of the new coaching team for 2019. 2020–2021: 67th consecutive Major, 550th win; Struggles with form He competed in his 67th consecutive Grand Slam at the 2020 Australian Open. His streak of 67 straight Grand Slam appearances was the second longest of all time behind Feliciano López's streak of 72 consecutive Grand Slam appearances. He made 5th place on the list of Grand Slam appearances overall. He also recorded his 550th win and became only the fifth active player on the list. Verdasco struggled with form the rest of the season as he was recovering from a nine-month leg injury and also due to a difficult time post COVID break as he tested positive before the 2020 French Open. As a result of his continuous struggles,