Spaniard progresses in four-set epic Spanish seventh seed Fernando Verdasco was made to work before he prevailed a 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-4 victor over Belgium's Kristof Vliegen. Verdasco, who is ranked 74 places higher than his Belgian opponent, was taken to three tie-breaks before eventually prevailing in four sets. The pair had met just once before on the ATP Tour, with Vliegen winning the encounter at the 2006 Australian Open. And the 27-year-old proved similarly competitive this time around as he aimed to get past the second round at Wimbledon for the first time. The opening set was an even affair with a great deal of big hitting and mistakes from both players. Verdasco had the only break points of the set, three in game nine, but Vliegen survived the test and a tie-break soon followed. Dazzling It was the Spaniard who took... [read full story]
