Rafael Nadal will try to win his 15th ATP title in June. The spaniard has been dealing with setbacks since august. He has been playing only 13 matches since august and losing ground.
Roger Federer defeated David Ferrer 7-5, 6-3 in an hour and 26 minutes in the semi-final. Federer claimed his sixth and last ATP Finals crown in London, becoming the most successful player at the premium ATP event and lifting his 70th ATP crown. He reached his seventh ATP Finals title match as only the third player after Ivan Lendl and Boris Becker!
David Ferrer: More difficult to face Novak Djokovic than Roger Federer. Ferrer has never beaten Federer in 17 head-to-head matches. Former world number three also spoke of the Davis Cup, despite Carlos Alcaraz's absence. Ferrera is the director of Spain's Davis Cup team.
Novak Djokovic has won at least five titles in 11 different seasons. Serbian champion has been banned from many tournaments this season due to his decision not to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Djokovi has won five tournaments this year, including the 21st Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon and the ATP finals in Turin. David Ferrer has stated that he found Novak the toughest competitor of his career.
Casper Ruud has been compared to Rafael Nadal and Rafael Ferrer. The 2013 Roland Garros runner-up said he was 'unlucky' to have had the big three at the same time. Ruud was gracious in his reply to a journalist's question about the similarities between Ruud and Ferrer's career.
Andy Murray beats David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals. The spaniard was the seventh player with at least eight trophies in a row. A service winner and a forced error were enough for the Briton to cross the finish line.
Roger Federer is 17-0 against David Ferrer and Mikhail Youzhny. Rafael Nadal has beaten Richard Gasquet in all 18 duels. The serb has won 34 consecutive sets against gasquet.
Roger Federer beats David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in an hour and 42 minutes to lift the 80th ATP title. The Swiss had to wait two years before picking up the next big title in Cincinnati 2014. He was only the third player in the era to achieve that.
