Ferrer Is Okay Living In Nadal’s Shadow

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 8th September 2012

Ferrer Is Okay Living In Nadal’s Shadow

epa03387186 David Ferrer of Spain reacts after defeating Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia during their quarterfinals round match on the eleventh day of the 2012 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 06 September 2012. The US Open runs through Sunday 09 September 2012. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO |

US Open semi-finalist David Ferrer has no problem in living his career in the overwhelming shadow of Rafael Nadal, the injured king of Spanish tennis.

The scampering retriever Ferrer has proved himself the match of most in the world. And with Nadal missing through his knee injury, his compatriot is carrying Iberian honor in New York .

“I think Rafael is very, very important for us because he’s the best player of history in Spain and one of the best of the world. I don’t care is without Rafael I was the number one of Spain .

“I’ve learned a lot with him, I’m close to him, In Spain, the people are looking at the tennis of Rafael in these moments, and I think it’s very good for us, for the other players.”

Ferrer has nothing at all bad to say about his compatriot. “Rafael, he is a very good person, and of course he deserves everything.”

Topics: David Ferrer, Rafael Nadal, US Open