DAVID FERRER RUMORS & GOSSIP

Ferrer flew to victory in two sets 7-6, 6-3. By Lisa-Marie Burrows Internazionali BNL D’Italia, Rome – World No.6 David Ferrer progressed through to the semi finals after his third straight sets win this week against Andy Murray’s conqueror, Richard Gasquet 7-6 (4), 6-3. David Ferrer was runner up here against compatriot Rafael Nadal in 2010 and has been extremely successful...

Roger Federer moved past David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Madrid Open semifinals. Federer will be playing Janko Tipsarevic in the semifinals on Saturday. Tipsarevic stunned countryman Novak Djokovic 7-6(2), 6-3. In his post-match news conference, Federer was asked if he would not play the tournament if the blue clay returns to Madrid next year as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal...

Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open Era to win two tournaments seven times after beating David Ferrer 7-6 (1), 7-5 in Sunday's Barcelona Open final. The second-ranked Nadal's 21st straight victory on clay followed up his eighth straight win in Monte Carlo, as Nadal won the 10th all-Spanish ATP final for a 48th career win. The sixth-ranked Ferrer lost his fourth...

Six-time Barcelona winner Rafael Nadal eased into Sunday’s final with a 6-0, 6-4 demolition of fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. ”I began the first set very strong, and getting the first break gave me a lot of confidence,” Nadal told media. Nadal will take on countryman David Ferrer in Sunday’s final. Ferrer fought off Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6(2), 7-6(5) in his...

David Ferrer held off Milos Raonic's powerful serve for a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) win to advance to his fourth Barcelona Open final on Saturday. The third-seeded Ferrer will face either six-time champion Rafael Nadal or 2010 winner Fernando Verdasco in Sunday's final. ''I'm very happy to make my fourth final,'' Ferrer said. ''I have a special relationship...

David Ferrer secured defending champion Spain a place in the Davis Cup semifinals by beating Austria's Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 in Sunday's reverse singles for an insurmountable 3-1 lead. Despite his unsteady serve and gusting winds, the fifth-ranked Ferrer had little trouble remaining perfect in 14 matches on home clay en route to recording Spain's first win over...

Bernard Tomic is denying a rift with his father despite being caught on video asking a chair umpire to remove John Tomic from his match Saturday in Miami. Tomic lost to David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open. His father was shown by TV cameras watching the match from the stands in disgust. During the sixth game of the second set, Tomic can be seen motioning...

It is already pretty well-known that Federer has said that he wants to get back his World #1 ranking. He is still just 1 week shy of Pete Sampras’s all-time record of 286 weeks at World #1. We even looked at what Federer would need to do to get that ranking. But still, very few people, even among the most die-hard Federer fans, have actually thought it likely that he could...

David Ferrer of Spain returns the ball to Adrian Mannarino of France during their Madrid Open tennis match May 3, 2011. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) World No. 5 David Ferrer kept his record perfect against Nicolas Almagro by topping his countryman 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for the Copa Claro title on Sunday in Buenos Aires. Almagro had a 10-match winning streak...

Grand Slam ironman David Ferrer advanced to the second round at the Australian Open with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win Tuesday over Rui Machada of Portugal. The fifth-seeded Ferrer is making his 10th straight appearance at the Australian Open and has played in 37 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments since his first major at Melbourne Park in January 2003. His best Grand Slam finishes have...