Fernando Verdasco has suffered a second-round defeat at the Qatar Open.
The eighth seed was beaten by Victor Hanescu 4-6 7-6(0) 6-2 in one hour and 58 minutes.
Verdasco appeared to be cruising to a comfortable victory when he clinched the first set 6-4, but went down on a tie-breaker in the second before being dismissed with ease in the decider.
Hanescu will now face Florian Mayer in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
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Subhankar Mondal
Subhankar Mondal
