In the era of the big three led by Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, there have been a number of men who have not won a Grand Slam title, but have achieved good results, Tsonga, Gasquet, and today's protagonist Ferrer, they are all quite familiar players.
Ferrer, born on April 2, 1982 in Jávea, Spain, celebrated his 40th birthday today. Officially turned professional in 2000, he has performed well on various types of venues. Let's take a look at the retired player.
#不被看好的职业生涯, tough start
At a height of 1.75 meters, the current women's tennis world is a bit short, let alone the men's tennis world, Ferrell was not optimistic when he turned professional in 2000.
The Spaniard's pre-2007 season was somewhat average, and even he himself considered himself the worst of the top 100 players.
It wasn't until the 2007 season that Ferrell reached the first climax of his career. This season, he has reached the top of three tournaments, and the US Open is a historic reach of the men's singles final four, setting a new personal best Grand Slam record.
#愈战愈勇, the title of stable man is well deserved
After gaining a foothold on the tour, Ferrell's most brilliant season was in 2012. This year, he not only won the title of seven tournaments, but also laughed to the end on the stage of the Masters for the first time.
At the 2012 BNP Paribas Masters, Ferrer, who reached the men's singles final, finally defeated the then-tournament Hemajanovits to win the Masters championship trophy for the first time, and Ferrer, who had lost the championship three times in the final, finally won the championship for the fourth time.
Ferrell's average in the 2012 season at the four Grand Slams was also good, with the French Open and the US Open reaching the semi-final four, and the Australian Open and Wimbledon stopping the men's singles quarterfinals.
After finishing runner-up at the 2013 French Open and setting a new personal Grand Slam record, Ferrell raised his career-high to a career high in July – third in the world.
Ferrer has always had the title of "stable man", as evidenced by his performance in Grand Slams. From their debut at the Grand Slam tournament in 2003 to their last appearance at the 2018 US Open, the Spaniard missed only one Grand Slam tournament in sixteen years – Wimbledon in 2015.
Of his remaining 63 Grand Slam trips, Ferrell has reached at least the fourth round 27 times, including 11 in the quarterfinals. Of course, the nickname of stable man also reflects that he is always a few breaths away from the final and even the championship.
In the second round of the 2019 Madrid Masters, with Ferrer losing 4-6 1-6 to Zverev, the Spaniard's nearly two decades of good career also came to an end.
So what is your deepest impression of Ferrell? Welcome to your sharing! (Source: House of Tennis Author: Barbie)