David Ferrer edges del Potro out at ATP World Tour Finals

By Ashley Williams

LONDON, England (TheSportsNEXT) November 7, 2012: World number five David Ferrer of Spain continued his rich run of form at O2 Arena in London on Tuesday to edge out world number seven Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in a three-set thriller at the ATP World Tour Finals 2012.

David Ferrer, who is bidding to win his eighth ATP title this season, looked in tremendous form as he continued compiling a career-best 2012 season.

The fourth seeded Spanish player extended his winning streak to 11 matches as he saw off the sixth seeded Argentinean by 6-3 3-6 6-4 to rise to second place in Group B below Roger Federer who recorded an impressive victory over Janko Tipsarevic.

David Ferrer and Juan Martin del Potro both are former runner-ups at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals where David Ferrer lost final in 2007 but this year the Spaniard is looking ominously good to challenge the very best in the business as he has entered into this tournament with back-to-back title victories in Valencia Open 500 and Paris Masters.

Talking about his first match of the ATP World Tour Finals, David Ferrer told ATP, “It was a really tough match, [it] was very close [and] we had very good rallies. I'm very happy with my game. Maybe this year, I am playing more aggressive with my shots. I am going to the net more to finish the points.”

Juan Martin del Potro told ATP, “David is playing so well. He won two tournaments in a row and he's playing with a lot of confidence. David was better in the important moments, like at the end of the match. He broke my serve by playing really well. He never missed a return in the last game. So he took his chances in the match. I think that was the key.

David Ferrer, who is featuring in the ATP World Tour Finals for fourth time, looked in no mood of playing it soft as he enjoyed the court conditions and put his opponent under tremendous pressure in the first set eventually winning it in 40 minutes.

On the other hand, Juan Martin del Potro looked faulty of the two as he committed 17 unforced errors, out of which seven came off his forehand, while David Ferror ran across the court with more energy and had ample replies to ferocious shots of his Argentinean opponent.

This was David Ferrer’s 30^th hard-court match victory this season as the 30-year-old Spaniard improved to a 73-14 record. He next faces world number two Roger Federer and he said, “I have lost 12 times, so I will try to do my best. I think I will have to play very aggressively all the time.”

Juan Martin del Potro will play Janko Tipsarevic in his next match and he vowed to better his game when he said, “I will try to play better than today. It is going to be difficult match because Janko is a dangerous player. He moves so fast and he play very, very solid on the baseline. So it's going to be difficult for me.”