Verdasco says his best form is returning

In reaching the singles and doubles finals of Acapulco, Fernando Verdasco says that he’s playing the best that he has since more than a year ago when he reached the final of San Jose. The former world No. 7 has fallen to No. 27 and has not reached the final of an ATP 500 tournament or better since he won Barcelona in April of 2010. The 28-year-old Spaniard reached three finals in 2011, but all were ATP 250s.

"Last week in Buenos Aires I felt my form started to come back and I’m feeling the ball much better," Verdasco told reporters. "It’s like in Brisbane in 2009 when I reached both finals, and then right after that I reached the Australian Open semis and lost to Nadal. But I lost both finals in Brisbane. This time I would like to win one title, and of course it would be great to win both. But I don’t have many points to defend and I want to get my top 10 ranking back."