Shortly before Christmas, the time had come: Ana Boyer Preysler and her husband Fernado Verdasco reported completion on Twitter: Little Mateo, the youngest member of the family, joins brother Miguel, who saw the light of day in March 2019.

For the 37-year-old Verdasco, a conciliatory end of the year after he was not allowed to serve in Roland Garros due to a positive corona test that he had submitted before the tournament in Hamburg. Although two other tests brought negative results.

Fernando Verdasco winters as number 65 in the ATP world rankings. The left-hander only played 13 matches in 2020, six of which were won. At the Australian Open he reached the third round, but lost there against Alexander Zverev .