If you follow me on Twitter, it’s no surprise that I just adore Fernando Verdasco on social media. Whether it’s his incessant updates of his travel, his creative use of hashtags, his love for self-portraits, or his over-enthusiasm for absolutely positively everything, I am just smitten with his earnestness and sincerity. It’s the perfect antidote for my hardened, bitter, and sarcastic social media front.
During the Australian Open I highlighted his awesome workouts, but in order to spread the Gospel of Fer farther I have compiled 44 of the reasons why he is a must-follow on his official Twitter and Instagram accounts:
1. His Facebook name has an exclamation point!
2. He posts a lot of pictures of his dog Slayer. He really loves Slayer.
3. Sometimes he post picture of Slayer sleeping. #dogsleeping,
4. And sometimes he dresses up Slayer and takes him to #coolplaces#beautifulplaces.
5. He also loves his friend’s baby Eddie. Or, as he says, #cuttestbabyever lolllll.
6. Fer is a helpful friend. Sometimes he gives Eddie his baby bath … #goodtimes #love
7. … while other times he just takes photos of Eddie while #babiessleeping — because clearly the child is going to be an #athlete.
8. He’s also nostalgic and likes to go back in time and post pictures of himself as a baby Santa …
9. … or as a baby just enjoying a day at the beach.
10. But even as an adult, Fer enjoys spending time in the sand …
11. … and lounging casually in the pool …
12. … and posing in #pink #shorts in #beautifulplaces.
13. Fer’s not all about pictures though. Sometimes he likes to live-tweet the Oscars!
Who is watching @theacademy oscars awards? Quien esta viendo los @theacademy Oscars?
— Fernando Verdasco (@FerVerdasco) February 25, 2013
Pienso q el mejor actor es Daniel day Lewis y no he visto Lincoln. I think that the best actor is Daniel day Lewis and I didnt see Lincoln..
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 25, 2013
Pero quizas gane Hugh Jackman. Me gusto mucho Argo.
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 25, 2013
My girl @jarahm just appeared at the James Bond’s movies highlights at @theacademy Oscars Awards. AMAZING!!! twitter.com/FeVerdasco7/st…
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 25, 2013
Unbelievable performance from the actors and actresses of Les Miserables!!! Now I wanna see that movie!
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 25, 2013
Y llega la hora de la verdad en @theacademy Oscars Awards! Nervioso! Is coming the crunch time of @theacademy oscars awards! Nervous!
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 25, 2013
Jennifer Lawrence!!!!!
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 25, 2013
Daniel Day Lewis!!!
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 25, 2013
Argo!!! Deep speech from @benaffleck . U deserve it! Profundo @benaffleck hablando. Te lo mereces!
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 25, 2013
14. He likes to keep his followers up-to-date on breaking news,
15. answer pressing questions about his shoe collection
@loretta730 i didnt count them all lol maybe 200
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 28, 2013
16. (aka his #coolkicks),
17. and he really, really likes to express his love for Ted. Sometimes he RTs @HilariousTed,
If you kiss me on my neck, I hope you know we’re fucking.
— Ted. (@HilariousTed) February 22, 2013
Twitter has a bird as logo, that’s why when you join you’re an egg. And your home button is a birdhouse. Why am I just getting this?
— Ted. (@HilariousTed) February 22, 2013
I like people who understand my sense of humor 🙂
— Ted. (@HilariousTed) February 21, 2013
18. Sometimes he talks to Ted,
“@hilariousted: People used to imagine that 2012 would be full of flying cars but all we have is blankets with sleeves.” Ur right Ted.
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 22, 2013
19. and sometimes he takes pictures of Ted when Ted is on his TV screen.
20. Seriously, he really loves Ted.
21. But Fer isn’t just good for entertainment. He’s also educational, since he translates most of his tweets into English and Spanish!
On my way to the first doctor of the day…De camino al primer doctor del dia…
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 21, 2013
22. He also loves to spread cheer by wishing people Happy Birthday …
Happy birthday to #johnMcEnroe. All the best my friend.
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 17, 2013
Happy 50th anniversary to #michaeljordan motivator and one of my greatest idols when I was a kid.
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 17, 2013
@rihanna happy birthday!
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 21, 2013
23. … and by keeping his fans up-to-date on his travels.
25. In addition, he shares his love for the Rock,
The Rock is here!!!!! @therock didnt know you were on twitter! My f*cking idollllll 🙂
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) June 11, 2012
Next movie of @therock “pain and gain” is coming out soon. Here is the trailer. Can’t wait to see it!! m.youtube.com/watch?v=SEQ8jy…
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 26, 2013
Going to watch snitch from @therock. Voy a ver snitch con @therock.
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 23, 2013
26. American Idol,
Watching @americanidol who is ur fav?
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 21, 2013
27. and his girlfriend’s cooking.
This is how started the beautiful dinner that @jarahm made me….Asi empezo la bonita cena que me hizo @jarahm twitter.com/FeVerdasco7/st…
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 22, 2013
@jarahm hahaha. Im sorry they choosed that one. It looks nice anyways. 🙂 and it was yummy.
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 22, 2013
28. But there’s even more to him than meets the eye. He’s a sensitive soul who loves to RT inspirational sayings from the Notebook of Love Twitter account,
Everyone tells you you deserve better, but then no one is willing to give it to you.
— Notebook of Love (@Notebook) March 5, 2013
When times get tough, you realize who your real friends are.
— Notebook of Love (@Notebook) March 4, 2013
The prettiest smiles hide the deepest secrets. The prettiest eyes have cried the most tears. And the kindest hearts have felt the most pain.
— Notebook of Love (@Notebook) March 3, 2013
There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few can catch your heart.
— Notebook of Love (@Notebook) March 2, 2013
Never miss an opportunity to tell someone how much they mean to you.
— Notebook of Love (@Notebook) March 2, 2013
Don’t regret things form your past, just learn from them.
— Notebook of Love (@Notebook) March 2, 2013
29. and interact with his most ardent fans — as long as they use the #fernandoverdasco tag.
@helena_tennis I didnt answer because I have too many I cant say just one. Hope u understand.
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) March 1, 2013
@maestro_rf he is so complete player. Very hard to find a witness in his game.
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) March 1, 2013
@voodemar acting then.
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) March 1, 2013
@zoejrogers chocolate muffin with hot chocolate inside and vanilla icecream mmmm so nice lol 🙂
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) March 1, 2013
@cat_hin i did it when i was 21. Lol never again lol
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 28, 2013
@cm_travelingfg sometimes lol who doesn’t?
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) February 28, 2013
30. But while his Twitter is nice, Instagram is where he really shows his talents. He likes to reminisce about when he had short hair and the #fashion #travel #coolplaces #healthylife of #verdasco #fernandoverdasco.
31. He also poses with Batman and Joker,
32. shows off sick views of #beautifulsunsets,
33. and talks about his obsession with the Super Bowl …
34. … and Super Bowl cookies.
35. He takes meta pictures
36. and braves it in the Jungle.
37. Sometimes he even teases his fans by talking about taking his clothes off …
38. … or offering up his delicious cake!
39. But mostly he just proves that he’s a nice guy who loves his parents,
40. his sister,
41. and the church.
42. Oh yeah, and there’s this …
43. and this …
Compras en shanghai con mi amigo chin lu!Shopping in shanghai with my friend chin lu! twitter.com/FeVerdasco7/st…
— Fernando Verdasco (@FeVerdasco7) October 6, 2012
44. and this …
44. and this.
There’s nobody quite like Fernando Verdasco on social media. If all athletes were as open as he is, the the world would be a much … well, probably a much scarier place, but at least there would be Instagrams of it. But in all seriousness, he never fails to make me laugh, and if he ever left Twitter or Instagram or Facebook, I would be #sad #triste #unhappylife. (And considering most of these items came from the last month, this series is very much TBC. Probably next week.)
Thanks #FernandoVerdasco #Verdasco for everything!
It might go without saying, but just to be sure all photos, tweets, and RTs in this post are taken from his Twitter or Instagram. Except the first one.
How many of you read the last line and then scrolled all the way up to see what was the first picture?
Fernando actually has the best (most fluent and varied) English of all the Spanish pros.
@Karunya Guilty. My memory sucks. lol
What a fun post. Totally makes me want to follow FerVer on Twitter now. 😀
Excellent post, made me laugh out loud. Fer comes across as a lovely bloke enjoying life.
He is the #nicestguyintheworld… I liked your 44 reasons. I need to pay closer attention to my Twitter. I missed most of these.