Barcelona 2019: Rafael Nadal scores 60th win, but David Ferrer is the toast of the tournament
It is one of the highlights of the clay season for Spain’s passionate tennis fans. The Barcelona Open, the only ATP500 tournament among the 12…
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Nicolas Almagro bids farewell on home soil – a month before compatriot David Ferrer bows out
Nicolas Almagro, winner of 13 titles from 23 finals, and three times a quarter-finalist at the French Open—each time losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal—has…
US Open Series: Back to hard times, but not before Ferrer, Rublev, Wozniacki enjoy last clay hurrah
Once upon a time, the fortnight that followed the Grand Slam of high summer, the culmination of the grass season at Wimbledon, would be a…
Australian Open 2016: Clear-sighted Raonic routs former champ Wawrinka, as Ferrer flies
Big Canadian Milos Raonic may have slipped to No14 in the rankings after spending most of last year inside the top 10, but the intelligent,…
Australian Open 2016: Ferrer sends idol Hewitt on his way in battle of big hearts
It must come as a surprise to many tennis fans that, with a combined age of 67, a combined 34 years on the pro tour,…
Tie Break Tens: Kyle Edmund downs Murray and Ferrer to claim $250,000
Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund, fresh from taking Great Britain to its first Davis Cup victory in almost 80 years, brought down the curtain on…
David Ferrer addresses an age-old subject – and his enduring love of tennis
David Ferrer, one of tennis’s most consistently high-achieving players, as well as one of its most respected, passed two new milestones in a single match…
David Ferrer tightens grip on ATP World Tour Finals: Gasquet, Tsonga in reserve
With three tournaments reaching their conclusion on the same Sunday afternoon, there were big points being won and lost in Vienna, Moscow and Stockholm. The…
Federer, Nadal, Ferrer among nominees for 2015 ATP World Tour Awards
The annual ATP Awards honour the season’s best players and tournaments in a variety of categories, both for on-court achievements, off-court impact and popularity with…
Malaysian Open: David Ferrer presses for London with 25th title in 50th final
The final in Kuala Lumpur featured the two top seeds, No1 David Ferrer and No2 Feliciano Lopez, both Spanish, and both advancing well into their…
US Open 2015: Fish bids farewell, as Lopez and Ferrer keep over-30s flag flying
Amid all the potential records stacking up at this year’s US Open—Serena Williams’ Calendar Slam, Roger Federer’s 18th Major, Novak Djokovic aiming to outdo his…
French Open 2015: Modest David Ferrer strikes 300th clay win in 50th Major
One of the most consistent, high-achieving and modest men on the tennis tour, David Ferrer, passed two new milestones in one match in Paris today.…
Rome Masters 2015: Fourth Italian title beckons as Djokovic downs Ferrer
The climax of the glamorous Rome Masters might feature the top two men in the world, but for only the second time in a decade,…
Barcelona Open: Nadal avenges Almagro defeat, but Ferrer lies ahead
Hot on the heels of the first clay Masters of the season in Monte-Carlo comes one of the most prestigious 500s in the ATP calendar,…
Monte-Carlo Masters: Battling Nadal resists fighting Ferrer to set up Djokovic semi
If one thing was certain, the last quarter-final of the day in Monte Carlo would not be completed as quickly as the previous three. Rafael…
Monte Carlo Masters: Rafael Nadal aims to reverse 2014 Ferrer loss in QF rematch
There are few places where Rafael Nadal looks more at home on a tennis court than on the terraces of the Monte Carlo Country Club.…
Monte-Carlo Masters: David Ferrer is not just winning but enjoying it more than ever
Just before the tour headed to the Mediterranean for the longest clay stretch of the season, the evergreen David Ferrer turned 33. And the ever-ready,…
Miami Open 2015: Djokovic dampens Ferrer birthday spirit to reach semis
World No7 David Ferrer probably had little expectation of celebrating his 33rd birthday with a victory over the four-time and defending Miami champion Novak Djokovic.…
Australian Open 2015: Nishikori sets up mouth-watering rematch with Wawrinka
The home nation for this year’s Australian Open has had plenty to cheer about. Its high-octane men, from teenage Thanasi Kokkinakis to 33-year-old Lleyton Hewitt…
Australian Open 2015: Djokovic beats Verdasco, but veteran Spanish trio advances
It has been a long-running theme in men’s tennis: The Spanish armada is one of the tour’s most dominant forces. And at this year’s Australian…
David Ferrer turns on giant-killing tennis to deny Berdych in Doha
A calm, confident and strong Tomas Berdych, with new coach Dani Vallverdu in his box, had increasingly carved out ‘favourite’ status with each day that…