Verdasco hits form in Las Vegas
Verdasco shook off a minor foot injury to play in Las Vegas Verdasco allowed Udomchoke to level after a blistering start, before serving out a 6-1 5-7 6-2 win to become the first player into the last eight.The win was Verdasco’s second in the round-robin stages.Former world number one Gustavo Kuerten may struggle to qualify, though, after losing 6-4 6-3 to Benjamin Becker.The Brazilian, who came through an elimination match to make the round-robin stage, must now beat Czech
Jan Hernych to stand a chance of advancing to the last eightFourth seed eliminated Frenchman Michael Llodra 6-4 2-6 7-5, but the Austrian still must defeat Chilean qualifier Paul Capdeville to advance.Verdasco will now meet either third seed Marat Safin or another Russian, , who won his opening round-robin with a 6-2 6-2 win over Austrian Stefan Koubek. next group match in the tournament is on Thursday against Spain’s Feliciano Lopez and another victory will see him through to the quarter-finals.