Bad case of spring fever for WTA
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Safina and Jankovic. On the men's side, the champion's roll looks like this: Federer, David Ferrer, Nadal, Nadal, Fernando Gonzalez, Novak Djokovic and Nadal. There isn't a man on that list...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2008Dream quarterfinals
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...a clay-court litmus test in the form of his Spanish countryman and current No. 5, David Ferrer. Judging by his performance Thursday, Nadal's reply will be something on the order of "Test...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 24, 2008Thrown into the deep end
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...clay-court suspects, like Guillermo Canas and the guy one rung up in the food chain, David Ferrer. He won Valencia yesterday, and has a great shot over the next two months to solidify...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 21, 2008Good to be Andy
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...only guy currently ranked above Roddick with a winning H2H against him is No-Slam Wonder David Ferrer (3-2). The bottom line is that Roddick's reputation has taken a big, big hit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 14, 2008My Davis Cup clutch players
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...reputation everywhere. Philipp Kohlschreiber: Spain is a prohibitive favorite in this tie, with Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer slotted to play singles. The only caveat is that the tournament is being played on an...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2008Champions' springboard
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...launching event. Last year, it was Novak Djokovic. The Serbian Sensation beat two very solid players, David Ferrer and Andy Murray, to earn a place in the final, opposite Rafael Nadal. Although Djokovic lost...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 14, 2008Tone set for 2008 season
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...This is particularly relevant to the men, where a host of contenders (including the two David's, Nalbandian and Ferrer) will need to re-think their unwillingness to come to the net. 3. Whither the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 29, 2008What's in store for 2008?
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...in the marketplace by an angry mob. Look for a decline in his results. No. 5 David Ferrer: He has to make sure he doesn't go into 2008 thinking, "Gee, I made the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 28, 2007Gap closed on Fed in 2007
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...of the late scenes with big wins over big players in big events in the fall. David Ferrer suddenly appeared on the radar. (It wouldn't be pro tennis if there weren't at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2007Federer the human card trick
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...of that. I guarantee you, nobody read less into Nalbandian's two wins over Federer, or David Ferrer's blazing form last week, than Roger Federer. Of course, a lot of players try to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2007French connection
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...event by Richard Gasquet, one of tennis' favorite underachievers. The French sweep was narrowly averted when David Ferrer stepped up to take Gasquet in the men's final. Still, two French players (neither named...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2007Serena, Nadal going forward
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...The very first question put to Rafael Nadal in his press conference following his loss to David Ferrer (the match took place right after the women's clash) was whether he expected Ferrer to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2007Young guns
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...and Novak Djokovic. Murray will play Tommy Haas in one quarterfinal and Djokovic plays surprise quarterfinalist David Ferrer in the other. If both of them advance we're going to have one of those...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 15, 2007Federer fizzles in the desert
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...and unbowed, to join his childhood buddy Yves Allegro in opening a can of whup--- on David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo in the doubles. Imagine that: a top player waving off his press conference...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2007TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "david ferrer" make the list?
