I see him doing around the same. could snag a masters or make a deep run at a slam BUT overall consistancy is expected with some smaller tournaments. I certainly expect him to win the likes of Auckland and maybe something small in South America to start out his season. but overall we have to expect it stays relatively similar to that of last year. the only way I see him exceeding 2012 is if fate is fortunate to him and Nadal is still not in form in clay season. that would be a heavens sent gift for him and might finally make a huge move at Roland Garros
i would love nothing more than to see David hang onto #5 and maybe snag #4 for a couple weeks before IW.
I think he has a decent shot at stealing that number 4 spot for a small window, but I think by year end he will have retracted back to #6 unfortunately.
Delpo is the only player capable of passing him from what i've seen over the past year and a half, but Delpo is going to have to hope that he doesn't land in Ferrer's section of the draws at tournaments where Ferrer is seeded 4 (because of a top player not playing i.e. monte-carlo)
I think he'll struggle to finish top five. He's nearly thirty-one. I know an advanced age isn't as telling as it used to be, but I just don't think he can withstand another challenging year and still come out ranked so high.
Probably not as well as in 2012 but he'll surely end up in the top 8 again as per usual. :shrug: Would love for him to reach a slam final before retirement but can't really see it happening atm.
Also, wait for Lenders to come in here and talk nonsensical trash about how Ferrer is completely useless, only to then admit that Ferrer will still reach the YEC in 2013.
Edit: That's my bad, I underestimated the delusions of Lenders. He DOESN'T think Ferrer will end up top 8. Oh well, he'll be wrong yet again then.
Robovulture will do the same as usual. Expect a few MM titles in tournaments with weak fields - Buenos Aires and co. not Acapulco because it seems Rafa will be there - and nothing else. His number of Slam finals will remain the same, although he might BS his way to some more QFs with some weak draws.
If WTF spots are not at stake in Paris, he might defend his Bercy title with everyone relevant tanking again. He will end up ranking between #7 and #10, hopefully, below #8.
I saw Ferrer approach the net a LOT more than he's ever had and it's great for him at his age despite his great footwork and speed;he lacks the power and serve to consistently beat the top 4 but I like this new approach of his
his forehand volley can be a mess but he will be tougher to beat,you better believe that
not sure he'll defend Bercy in 2013 but he'll make it to the 02 again
We'll have to concede that all in all he did similarly to 2012. He achieved greater results: Major final, YE Nº3 but statistically was slighly worse: more loses, less wins, less titles.
He had a great 2013 and I hope he maintain his high standards for a couple of years more :cheerleader:. I'd bet there was a similar thread on 2011 about 2012 season, he's been rising the bar for some years now.
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