Skistar Swedish Open, Bastad, Sweden, ATP 250

[isabelle]

old Ferru's still there, happy for him

 

[Moxie]

Because the players I like don't have any association or connection with TenisVal or Dr. Luis Garcia Del Moral. Good riddance to him once he's gone imo.

This is pure speculation on your part. You want to hate him. It's easy for anyone to see a tennis player who worked hard, ran miles and miles, refused to quit in matches, punched above his weight. You see dirt, but many of us can clearly see hard work and a great mentality. And a natural decline at 35.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Assuming there is no dirt involved, I have great admiration for Ferrer. He for sure maximized the output under the limitations of his talent. Not many people can perform to the maximum level their talent allows. Incidentally, Ferrer has won most grand slam matches among the currently active players who have never won a slam. Second in this category is Birdman.

 

[Moxie]

Assuming there is no dirt involved, I have great admiration for Ferrer. He for sure maximized the output under the limitations of his talent. Not many people can perform to the maximum level their talent allows. Incidentally, Ferrer has won most grand slam matches among the currently active players who have never won a slam. Second in this category is Birdman.

Nice little trivia bit, GSM! I do think that Ferrer makes a great contrast to some of the brattier younger ones that have made news of late, not least of which Tomic. And here's where I don't buy @Front242's claim that he's dirty: if you have the money, and you're lazy and just want to make money, as Tomic has outrightly claimed, why not buy the pinch? On the other hand, if you're Ferrer, and you're getting the illegal bump, why work so hard? One of the usual commies says he'll go out and run 6 miles after a match. And I don't think that any PED buys you the mental commitment to a match that Ferrer has had. He's also made a lot of his serve for a smaller guy, and has a very effective inside-out FH. That comes from hard work. As you say, he's made the maximum out of what he's got.