Rafael Nadal admitted that making history as an eight-time French Open champion was an impossible dream when he was desperately battling to reboot his career during a seven-month injury lay-off.
Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer reached the French Open semi-finals for the second successive year on Tuesday with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 win over compatriot Tommy Robredo.
David Ferrer, the invisible man of tennis, reached the French Open quarter-finals for the fourth time Sunday as Roger Federer aimed to rack up 900 tour-level wins.
British second seed Andy Murray won the ATP Miami Masters title on Sunday, saving a match point in the penultimate game in defeating Spanish third seed David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/1).
Andy Murray returned to the final of Sony Open with a 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-2 win Friday over No. 8-seeded Richard Gasquet.
Rafael Nadal plans to test his fragile knee on the hard courts at Indian Wells to determine his playing schedule for the rest of the spring.
Top-seeded David Ferrer rallied to defeat German qualifier Dustin Brown 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 in the opening round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday.
Defending champion Spain staked its claim to a place in another Davis Cup final by taking a 2-0 lead over the United States on Friday.
Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon fourth round on Saturday with a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over Marcos Baghdatis in a match which finished just past the 11:00pm Centre Court curfew.
David Ferrer said he is ready to face the toughest challenge in world tennis – going up against Rafael Nadal on the claycourts of Roland Garros at the French Open.
Rafael Nadal crushed Fernando Verdasco for the 13th time in his career on Saturday to set up a fourth Barcelona Open final with long-time rival David Ferrer.
Spain’s Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer demolished Austria on the opening day of their Davis Cup quarter-final Friday as the five-time champions moved to the verge of the last four.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Miami hardcourt tournament on Thursday with a 6-2, 7-6 (7/1) victory over fifth seeded Spaniard David Ferrer.
