Ferrer hits a solid slice backhand. He tends to use it mostly on low balls. On the run he prefers to defend with two hands usually. David has very good volley technique! He manages to stabilize the racket head on forehand and backhand volleys very well.
This allows him to comfortably finish off points at the net. Ferrer has a solid serve for his height. He has a fluid motion and manages to win a fair amount of free points from his first serve! Unlike most great servers, he does not really turn away from the target during his motion. Turning away basically means rotating the shoulders to the right so that the back is directed more towards the net.
Almost all great servers achieve this position and I believe Ferrer could improve his serve by adding this element to his motion! Ferrer is often considered a counter-puncher. His court position is usually a few feet behind the baseline and he defends really well.
The winners that he hits on the run are often incredible! Like most other Spanish players, he also tends to run around his backhand a lot. Oftentimes he does this a bit too much in my opinion! I believe he would be better off to run around less and make sure that whenever he does run around he hits the forehand aggressive enough! Article continues below this ad.
In the same year, he ended the season as the 49th ranked player. A year later, his ranking got a big boost after winning two ATP titles and he ended the year on 14th spot.
In , he helped Spain towards a Davis Cup title and in , he finished in fourth place in doubles at the Rio Olympics. Ferrer is noted for being one of the more dogged, agile, and fit players on the tour, and he has won many matches with consistent baseline play, great fitness, foot speed, and determination.
At a personal level, Ferrer's reputation on the tour is that of a humble and shy person, rarely being involved in any controversy throughout his career. Calm and disciplined, he is admired for his tenacity and competitiveness on the court.
In addition to this, he has won the Davis Cup thrice. The year , saw him win the Paris Masters while in the following year he reached the final of the French Open without losing even a set, he has reached the semi-finals of the Australian and the US Opens twice, in addition to having reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon twice. David was first ranked among the top 10 tennis players in and made a career-high ranking of world No. Although David Ferrer has achieved so much and won several titles, he is yet to win a Grand Slam tournament, we do hope that comes soon.
Here are other facts to note about the tennis star player. His father, Jamie Ferrer is said to be an accountant, while his mother, Pilar Ferrer is a teacher at an elementary school.
Although Ferrer developed love and passion for tennis in his early teen years, he was said to be so lazy at practising that his coach Javier Piles, locked him in a dark room for several hours and gave him only a piece of bread and little water until he agreed to train hard enough and become a professional tennis player.
He lacks a powerful serve but is one of the strongest returners in the game. A clay-court specialist, Ferrer has won titles on all four surfaces - completing the set on the indoor courts in Valencia in November in front of his home fans. Career high After coming from two sets down to beat Radek Stepanek , in an epic match lasting well over four hours, Ferrer sealed a Davis Cup whitewash for Spain in the Davis Cup final - sealing a win over Lukas Dlouhy with an overhead smash to the delight of the Barcelona crowd.
Career low After breaking into the world top four in , Ferrer endured a tough season in , struggling with knee injuries and failing to record back to back tour victories between August and the end of the season. Quotes "That's fine for me. That's Rafa [Nadal]'s fault. It's normal that he gets a lot of attention with all the success he has. When I saw the draw, it was like a dream.
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