Verdasco, who has an ATP career-high ranking of 7 but is currently 125 in the world, was tested at an ATP Challenger event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in February.

Veteran Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco said he was "outraged and frustrated" after being disqualified from the French Open after one failed Covid-19 test which he claims fell between a steady stream of negative results.

Earlier this week, Fernando Verdasco had berated a ball boy at the Shenzhen Open for failing to bring his towel fast enough.

Fernando Verdasco has not commented on the incident when he aggressively gesticulated at a ball boy to hurry up during last month's Shenzhen Open in China.

Andy Murray lost 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 4-6 to Spain's Fernando Verdasco in US Open second round.

Andy Murray was playing in his second final of 2017 after losing to Novak Djokovic in nearby Doha during the opening week of the season in January.

Novak Djokovic staved off the challenge of Fernando Verdasco in his first round clash at the Australian Open, winning 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-2

Rafael Nadal saw off Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 7-6 (11-9) in the third round of the Indian Wells.

Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Australian Open by fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco while Simona Halep, the women's world number two, soon followed him out in an almighty upset by Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai.

Rafael Nadal was on Tuesday dumped out in the opening round of the Australian Open by fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.