Verdasco in a classic over Ferrer

NEW YORK (AP) — Fernando Verdasco rallied from two sets down for a 5-7, 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

The eighth-seeded Verdasco trailed 4-2 in the fifth set and 4-1 in the fifth-set tiebreaker Tuesday before winning a match that took 4 hours, 23 minutes.

To close out one of the best matches of the tournament, Verdasco hit one of the best shots of the tournament — sliding to get to Ferrer's drop shot at the net, then whipping a forehand barely around the outside of the net post for the final winner.

This was only the second time Verdasco has overcome a two-set deficit to win.