David Ferrer
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 29: David Ferrer of Spain slides to play a forehand in the men's singles first round match between David Ferrer of Spain and Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during day three of the French Open at Roland Garros on May 29, 2012 in Paris, France.
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Ferrer leads Spain into Davis Cup semifinals
-- David Ferrer secured defending champion Spain a place in the Davis Cup semifinals by beating Austria's Jurgen Melzer 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 in Sunday's reverse singles for an insurmountable 3-1 lead.Despite his unsteady serve and gusting winds, the fifth-ranked Read more »
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Defending champ Spain leads Austria 2-0
12th-ranked Almagro won 6-2, 6-2, 6-4, breaking Jurgen Melzer five times in an outdoor clay match.Fifth-ranked David Ferrer improved to 13-0 in clay singles play with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 rout over 139th-ranked Andreas Haider-Maurer .Spain, which hasn't lost on Read more »
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Ferrer, Tipsarevic claim first-round matches in Paris
Paris, France – Spain's David Ferrer and Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia were among the early winners Tuesday as the first round of the 2012 French Open winds down. The sixth-seeded Ferrer eased past Slovakia's Lukas Lacko, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1, while the eighth-see from FOX News Read more »
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Ferrer underlines clay credentials
Sixth seed David Ferrer proved far too good for Lukas Lacko in their first-round match at the French Open on Tuesday. The Spaniard, a real force on clay, saw off his Slovakian opponent 6-3 6-4 6-1 to set up a second-round meeting with either Benoit Paire from ESPN STAR Sports Read more »
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Ferrer speeds into second round
Sixth seed David Ferrer reached the second round at Roland Garros on Tuesday, beating Slovakia's Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. Ferrer, a potential quarterfinal rival for British fourth seed Andy Murray, will next meet either Albert Ramos of Spain or France' from SuperSport Read more »
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French Open: History in the Parisian Springtime for Djoker, Rafa?
Two men hope to take different shots at tennis' immortality over the next fortnight at the French Open. All eyes, not to mention the cameras from Tennis Channel, ESPN2 and NBC, will be focused on Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the 2012 Roland Garros from Multichannel News Read more »
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French Open 2012: A look at who can win at Roland Garros
How Hwee Young/EPANovak Djokovic is the men's favorite to take home the French Open in 2012. The world No. 1 has not recovered his ethereal form of 2011, when he went 70-6 and swept every major but the French Open, yet he is still the world’s best player from NJ.com Read more »
