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Who's Better - Tsonga or Ferrer?

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#43 ·
This poll is partly about what kind of tennis people like, as it is usually with these things.

No result is determinative between these two and to pretend otherwise is a bit silly.

Tsonga seems to have an extra gear at times but how that makes him better when he has more very bad losses is just a question of what one prefers.
 
#44 ·
No. Ferrer has nothing over Tsonga.

Not even consistency. The myth that Ferrer is more consistent than Tsonga is, well, a myth. All it takes is for Tsonga to live up to his seeding in Madrid and he will have more ranking points than Ferrer ever had at any point of his career, meaning a more consistent year than Ferrer ever had.
 
#47 ·
Hate to say this but Tsonga is better (on any type of hard court or grass; Ferrer does win easily on clay). He's the one who actually threatens the elite, whereas Ferrer plays them close but can't win the big points.

Now which one is easier to root for? Easily Ferrer because Tsonga's brain isn't always functioning on the court. But even with that in mind, I know Tsonga is better and has had the results to back that.
 
#53 ·
This.
 
#55 ·
TSonga is superior clerly, if you are not blind you must see it. Ferrer is more consistent guy , but if we are talking game-wise better player is Tsonga-Ferer is better on clay what is obvious, but even on slow HC i would favor Tsonga, on grass, fast HC and indoors Tsonga is clearly better.

Ferrer is hard-worker,consistent guy, decent top 10 but that´s it, he was 5th recently just because Delpo was out for so long, Soderling is out and now even Tsonga-joke on clay is ahead of him in ranking... that´s telling us, even Berdych will go past him i believe.

Slam wise, Tsonga is always threat besides RG to take down anyone if he is playing good, but by Ferrer you know he is not making more than SF-thanks to draw too, he is beating guys he is suppose to beat, but you never expect from him to beat higher ranked guys at slams -Murray on clay was only good match-up for him, but they haven´t played on clay some time so maybe even that last thing is over and Murray maybe will beat him next time on clay.
 
#56 ·
are you kidding me? the fact that Tsonga can't keep a high form for more than 1 or 2 tournaments straight alone makes him lose this one.

Tsonga at his best is great but when does that happen? Every year or 2 sporadically? David's consistancy means he is a much greater player. Even if you compare their games, Ferrer's average level is far better than Tsonga's.

I'd take a steady drive over a slow one that gains some pace down a hill occasionally, any day
 
#57 ·
Bull. If this was the case, Tsonga would not be ahead of Ferrer in the rankings right now.

Neither of them has had any injuries, Tsonga has just been more consistent than Ferrer over the past year.

Tsonga is a greater player than Ferrer in terms of achievements and his level of play is also higher, especially peak level.
 
#61 ·
Tsonga is much better. In 2008 he looked like a future multiple slam winner. Many experts including the infamous Wilander saw him as a new top star and possible world number 1. Injury derailed Tsonga. Before that everything was pointing upwards

Ferrer has never been close to those heights. He is 30 now and has yet to reach a GS final. Every tournament where he goes deep it mostly shows a lack of players with weapons that can play attacking tennis without turning to UE machines.

Ferrer is a excellent gatekeeper that always will require a quality player to beat and a player of the very highest quality to have a good H2H against (and a player of surreal quality to never lost at all vs him, like Federer)

Tsonga on the other hand has weapons deluxe. Powerful serve, deadly net game, brutal groundstroke power. His problem is that he hits too many errors on bad days just like other prime offensive players with a powergame like Berdych/Soderling/JMDP
 
#62 ·
this is one of them how do you define better ones. ferrer is better when it comes to being consistent and having the steadier career. tsonga has the higher peaks and probably slightly more effective game when he is firing, but he also has lower lows and cant touch the consistency of ferrer.
 
#64 ·
Those believing that Ferrer is better in every way, game-wise and career-wise :facepalm: :help:

Jas, maybe you need to be a little more specific next time man. They're thinking too much of the present.
 
#66 ·
They are not thinking of the present, since the present shows Tsonga as the world no.5 and Ferrer about to lose no.6 to Berdych.

They are just not thinking at all. Or maybe they thought the question was "Who is better at winning Mickey Mouse clay tournaments?"
 
#67 ·
Pics must've slept with Mark's wife or something, he hates the guy even more than Start da Banned hated Fed. Kind of pathetic really.

Voting for Ferrer because I like him more and because it will annoy Mark Lenders :wavey:
 
#70 ·
Pics?

And no, he didn't sleep with my wife. But it was my baby son he attacked at Miami during his match against Fish :(

And yeah, it isn't exactly news that people are only voting for him because they like him better and not because of any objective reasons.
 
#78 ·
ferrer is the roddick of clay events; at least tsonga humiliated federer on slow hardcourt.
 
#82 ·
Toronto 2014 says no. :wavey:

Achievements : Tsonga
Consistency : Ferrer
Bigger threat to the Big 3 : Tsonga
Indoor HC : Tsonga
Outdoor HC : Tsonga
Clay : Ferrer
Grass : Tsonga
Peak level : Tsonga
Mental strength : Tsonga

Tsonga has achieved more than Ferrer although he's by far younger. The poll shows how much Jo's achievements are underrated.
 
#84 ·
Still the same as when the thread was started, nothing has changed - Tsonga by far the superior player. Bump this when Ferrer wins a tournament beating top players, until then spare the people who voted Ferrer the embarassment of being exposed and/or the realization that they chose the wrong sport to folow.
 
#85 ·
Every user who voted for Ferrer must have a terrible tennis knowledge, really. Tsonga is by far better in every regard - clay, consistency, vulturing and luck aside.

Matches played on tour :
Ferrer - 857
Tsonga - 443

Yet Jo still has better achievements. :lol:
 
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