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The world No. 37, one of many great Spanish players of the last decade, got his Mutua Madrid Open campaign off to a winning start against Italian Paolo Lorenzi.

The 34 year-old veteran became the sixth Spanish player to win 500 matches and just the ninth active ATP player.

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☑️ Earn 500th match win
☑️ Become 6th 🇪🇸 in history and 9th active player to reach the milestone
☑️ Advance @MutuaMadridOpen

It is a special day for @FerVerdasco 💯👍

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— ATP Tour (@atptour) May 8, 2018

Unfortunately for the home fans, Verdasco couldn't get to 501 as he fell to Leonardo Mayer in straight sets on Wednesday.

Verdasco celebrates reaching 500 career wins in Madrid

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Verdasco celebrates reaching 500 career wins in Madrid

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