Although still without a grand slam, in my opinion, outside the current four greats, David Ferrer is the player that has been consistently chipping in his way in each grand slam, finding that chance to reach a semi-final, even a final, considering how very consistent the four greats have been this past decade.
He has, in fact, reached a semi-final in the US Open in 2012, losing to Novak Djokovic. He also reached the quarters last year. This year, because of that thing we call, luck of the draw, David Ferrer stands to reach his second US Open semi-final, if everything goes his way, at least on paper. Potential opponents include Tomas Berdych, who has had a lackluster American summer, the always dangerous Croatian, Marin Cilic and the crafty Frenchman Gilles Simon, who is a former top 10 player.
This year, based on the draw he has, is actually David's best chance of reaching another grand slam semi-final, something which I won't be surprised he'd take advantage off, considering he has had a good run in the US summer season, losing to Federer in both Cincinnati and Toronto. Interestingly, Federer also looms large on his side of the draw, but he will most likely only meet him in the semi-final, at least on paper.
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