MELBOURNE, Australia (AP)—Fernando Verdasco needed only 52 minutes to beat No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic and reach the final of the Kooyong exhibition tournament, a tuneup for the Australian Open.

Fernando Verdasco's family has been in the restaurant business long before he ever picked up a racquet. "My family since I was born [has] had three restaurants in Madrid," Verdasco said.