(AP)—Fernando Verdasco had come so close in recent matches against top-10 players only to fall short at the end. He saved his best tennis for the final set against Andy Roddick, bringing an end ...

ROME, Italy -- A fair-play gesture backfired for Andy Roddick as Fernando Verdasco came back from the brink of defeat to oust the top seed 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the third round of the Rome Masters.

(AP)—Top-seeded Andy Roddick beat No. 5 seed Tomas Berdych ... to feel comfortable to win a tennis match.” Spain’s Fernando Verdasco also advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win against qualifier ...