Finally. The inexhaustible Ferrer got the prize
he deserved, the prize he was looking for through many battles. Now he can say, “I am a master’s 1000 winner.” Yes, that´s it, he is the Paris Bercy´s champion,
and surprisingly the first Spaniard to accomplish this goal, especially if we consider Rafa Nadal.
By coincidence, Ferrer and Janowicz, two players at completely opposite points in their sporting careers, faced each other to win their first master. On one side, the gladiator Ferrer, “Ferru”, the nickname as his friends know him. Thirty years old, millions of kilometers in his legs, 16 titles on his back. A match, a dream ahead...
On the other side, Cinderella Janowicz from Poland, 22 years old, no titles, unknown in the circuit one week ago; the upsetter of top players like Cilic, Tipsarevic and an Olympic and US Open champion Andy Murray. A match, a dream ahead…
But this time, logic prevailed. Ferrer could
control the Polish bomber, not without close calls, because the Polish had a break
ball in the eighth game of first set. In the second set, Cinderella´s magical light of the week faded away, and the Spaniard closed the match and finally caught his desired
title. Already in front of press, he said relieved: “I thought I would never
attain it.”
David Ferrer, who is for sure another victim from
the fiercest and most relentless domination time ever in tennis with the four racquet sorcerers (Federer- Nadal-Murray-Djokovic), can be already called a master.
The gladiator will get back to business this week
at the Master Cup, ending the season struggling for another Davis Cup for his country
against the Czech Republic. After that, whatever happens, he will enjoy his holidays
savoring his best professional year with 7 titles,(who knows whether he will attain more) being most likely the victories and titles
record holder of the circuit this season; and determined to say in January at Australian Open: “I
thought I would never attain it”.
