Published Thu, May 13 10 09:47 PM
Local favourite Fernando Verdasco was denied a place in the last eight of the Madrid Open when he was upset 7-5 6-3 by Juergen Melzer in a battle of the big-hitting left-handers on Thursday.
Spanish sixth seed Verdasco, who lost to compatriot Rafa Nadal in the final of last month's Monte Carlo Masters and reached the last four of the Rome Masters, had treatment on what appeared to be an ankle problem at the end of the first set.
He committed 41 unforced errors and unseeded Austrian Melzer dashed the crowd's hopes of a possible semi-final on Saturday between Verdasco and Nadal when he broke the Madrid native for a sixth time on his first match point.
Clay king Nadal plays big-serving American John Isner later on Thursday as he continues his bid for a third straight Masters Series title of the year on the red dust after his triumphs in Monte Carlo and Rome.
World number one Roger Federer, who beat Nadal in last year's final, plays Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka for a place in the last eight, and Briton Andy Murray, the third seed, faces Romanian Victor Hanescu.
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