Men Tennis Update – Davis Cup and Player News

Written by: Staff on 12th September 2012

SPANISH TENNIS PLAYER JUAN CARLOS FERRERO ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT

Men Tennis Update - Davis Cup and Player News

epa03395489 Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero looks on during a press conference to present Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, eastern Spain, on 12 September 2012. Ferrero announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the tournament, that runs from 20-28 October 2012. EPA/BIEL ALINO |

No new withdrawals that we’ve heard of.

Player News

In yesterday’s Feature, we said that we hadn’t heard anything about Juan Carlos Ferrero retiring.

Now we have.

It was announced yesterday that former #1 Ferrero, who just fell out of the Top Hundred, is ready to call it quits. He is suffering too many injuries. He will play Valencia next month, then hang up his racquet.

Maybe he didn’t like the new rules coming down. On Wednesday, the ATP announced two changes. One was a plan for rule changes related to the problem of players taking excess time between points. The ATP will also try eliminating lets on the Challenger tour. The effect of this is far less clear. Watch for more details in World News.

Topics: Davis Cup, Juan Carlos Ferrero, men tennis news, Spanish tennis news