Archive for category: David Ferrer
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Ferrer into the Quarterfinals on a Rainy Tuesday at Flushing Meadows
Rain disrupted play on Tuesday, allowing for just one men’s single match to complete. 4th seed David Ferrer was up against the 13th seed Richard Gasquet. The Frenchman was looking to move past the 4th round here in New York for the first time in his career. The 26 year [...] -
Rain Delay at US Open: Latest update and scores from New York
After a couple of hours of rain delay, play should resume shortly in New York… The weather forecast wasn’t looking so good for today at the Flushing Meadows, with the matches at Arthur Ashe and Luis Armstrong stadiums being interrupted due to rain. Tuesday’s Matches: Victoria Azarenka def. Sam [...] -
Will Ferrer Have a “Super Saturday” at the U.S. Open?
Should we consider David Ferrer as a contender in New York? It may seem like an odd and admittedly almost pointless question to pose considering that the top three seeds at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray are all considered heavy favorites for the title. But [...] -
Ferrer sends Hewitt home and moves into fourth round of US Open
Lleyton Hewitt put up a good fight against David Ferrer for first two sets of their third round 2012 US Open clash, but his game eventually fell apart. Former number one Hewitt, who was issued a wild card to play at this year’s US Open, did not disappoint, but was [...] -
Ferrer marches into round three at Flushing Meadows, Johnson beats Gulbis
David Ferrer progressed into third round at Flushing Meadows without losing a set. Domestic player Steve Johnson came back after being a set down. Fourth-seeded Spaniard Ferrer has yet to lose a set at this year’s US Open. Dutch Igor Sijsling was no match for the Spaniard who was in [...] -
Ferrer eases into second round at US Open, Tipsarevic’s great escape
Seeded players Janko Tipsarevic and David Ferrer advanced into the second round of 2012 US Open. Brian Baker and Grega Zemlja also book a second round ticket, Viktor Troicki gets eliminated by Cedrik Marcel Stebe. Eight-seeded Serb Tipsarevic did not make his life easy against 129th-ranked French Guillaume Rufin. First [...] -
Federer and Wawrinka through to Cincinnati 3rd Round
Switzerland’s top two players both eased into the 3rd round in Cincinnati following straight-set victories. Vying to retain his world no. 1 status, Roger Federer cruised past Alex Bogomolov Jr. in his opening match at the Western & Southern Open. The four-time winner here took just 1 hour to secure [...] -
Tsonga/Llodra to face Ferrer/Lopez in the Olympic semis
The Spanish team of David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez took to the court to battle out a semifinal place at the Olympics against Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the third of the quarter final doubles matches at Wimbledon on Thursday. In the end, the Spaniards [...] -
Olympics: Nishikori Battles Past Davydenko in the Second Round
In a tightly contested battle between the wily veteran Nikolay Davydenko of Russia against the up-and-coming Japanese no. 1 Kei Nishikori, the two seem evenly matched from the start. The pair raced to a score of 4-4 in the first set before rain delayed the match. After the skies over [...] -
Djokovic eliminated in Olympic doubles, Tsonga past the first round
Eight-seeded Serbs Djokovic and Troicki suffered a two-set loss against Swedish couple Brunstrom/Lindstedt in the first round of men’s doubles Olympic tournament. The Swedes won the first set in a tie-break, and the second one was decided after the Serbs gave away their serve for the only time in the [...] -
Tsonga dismisses Bellucci, Ferrer overpowers Pospisil at the Olympics
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who lost at this year’s Wimbledon semis against the Brit Murray, made his way through to the second round of the 2012 London Olympics. The Frenchman defeated Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-4 under the closed roof of the All England Club centre court. [...] -
Japan’s Nishikori ousts Tomic at London Olympics
Fourth seed David Ferrer and fifteenth seed Kei Nishikori defeated their opponents in first round matches in the top half of the men’s singles Olympic draw. They were better than Vasek Pospisil and Bernard Tomic respectively. Although 5th-ranked Spaniard Ferrer is a clay court specialist, he nevertheless reached this year’s [...] -
Dominant David Ferrer Wins SkiStar Swedish Open in Bastad
David Ferrer’s career wins over Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro now number 11 in as many attempts after the world no.5 brushed aside his opponent in Sunday’s SkiStar Swedish Open final. Almagro was disappointing throughout the match in Bastad, showing none of the promise and potential that he exhibited on his [...]
