Spaniard David Ferrer Shows His Best Clay Tennis at the Barcelona Open 2008

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by Claudia Beckford

Spain's number two tennis player, David Ferrer has been capturing the attention of the media in his native country as well as worldwide due to his remarkable appearances at the 2007 French Open where he reached the third round, the 2007 US Open where he won over countryman Rafael Nadal reaching the semi finals and his latest at the 2008 Australian Open. Ferrer who turned pro in 2000 and ever since has been growing as a top professional tennis player on all surfaces; had his most notable achievements in 2007 when he broke into the top five and has remained there for some time now.

Currently, Ferrer holds a singles record of 222-149; winning 6 titles in the International Series Gold and International Series on both clay and hard courts in Bucharest, Stuttgart, Auckland, Bastad, Tokyo and only a few days ago in his home land Valencia, Spain.

Ferrer entered the 2008 Edition of the Sabadell Atlantico Open in Barcelona as one of the favourites along with his friend and team mate Nadal. In his first match Ferrer faced another Spaniard Gabriel Trujillo-Soler; a tough opponent I daresay who Ferrer knew exactly how to overcome…nevertheless; not an easy match for the "Ironman" as he is known for his strength and mental power to recover despite the adversary of being a set behind. His second opponent was the Ecuadorian Nicolas Lapentti who pushed Ferrer hard, a real struggle for the Spaniard who firmly won over the South American 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; with this win Ferrer won his ticket to the quarter finals and a next match-to-be against another Spaniard Tommy Robredo.

Robredo who was sixth seeded met David at the red hot court for another round of incredible determination on Ferrer's side. Ferrer led their previous encounters 2-1 having defeated Robredo recently in Valencia. A breathtaking two-hour long match which ended 7-6, 6-4 allowing Ferrer to get on track for his second semi final in Barcelona.

Ferrer's next target is world rank 27th Swiss Stanislas Warinka who has been growing confident and has delivered a very strong performance in Spain. After his recent match against Montanes he stated "I needed to play very aggressive," I had to take chances as he's such a good play player. I should have closed it out in two sets, but I couldn't capitalise on all of my chances. "Still, I played a good match, it's great to go through again."

There is no doubt the Spaniard has a very difficult quest ahead of him as Warinka is a clever player and he continues to improve his career record; but Ferrer's non-stop willingness and restless personality has made him become one of the best tennis players we have seen in many years. He has the best chances to reach the final which is likely to be an all-Spanish clash between world number two Nadal and Ferrer. As the last hour approaches; let's enjoy these amazing players' games but I must admit I hope to see Ferrer holding another well-deserved trophy real soon.

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