Ferrer could possibly take the no. 2 ranking

[Raz11]

With both Wimbledon and Olympic's point taken off, the top 5 will have the following ranking points:

Djokovic: 10840,
Murray: 6610,
Federer: 5290,
Ferrer: 6860,
Nadal: 6850.

So if Ferrer performs as well as Nadal and Murray at Wimbledon, then he will most likely be ranked 2. This could happen in the following scenario.

Ferrer falls into Djokovic's half and makes it to the SF. Nadal falls into Murray's Quarter and either of them loses to Federer in the SF (Unlikely but could happen). Even if Federer wins the title, Ferrer would still be ranked 2 if he loses to Djokovic in the SF.

Sure he won't last long there before Nadal gets that spot but seeing Ferrer ranked no. 2 in this era would be something.

 

[tennis_pro]

Weak era..

 

[The_Order]

Weak era..

Let's reserve our comments until it actually happens please :lol:

 

[Cormorant]

There's a good omen in the record books pointing to this very thing happening. In 2003, Ferrer's namesake Ferrero reached #2 at the end of Wimbledon. JCF also featured in the championship match at RG that year, so the stars are aligning for David.

 

[Fiji]

Nice weak era, huh?

 

[VPhuc tennis fan]

The real question is, "Can he ever beat Rafa?" His showing at the last FO final was ... far from good, to put it mildly.

 

[FrontHeadlock]

I mean, he'd be number 2 solely because of Nadal being out for 7 months (and because of Murray skipping the FO). Take that for what it's worth.

 

[Bender]

There's a good omen in the record books pointing to this very thing happening. In 2003, Ferrer's namesake Ferrero reached #2 at the end of Wimbledon. JCF also featured in the championship match at RG that year, so the stars are aligning for David.

Holy nutballs!

I should buy lottery tickets or something...

 

[papertank]

It's simply amazing how consistant Ferrer has been in the past year. And he really gets no credit for it either. He's been a step below the top 4 but clearly a step above everyone else. If he got to #2 it would be well deserved.

 

[Blaxican10s]

Just because I'm lazy, what is Ferrer's best showing at Wimby?

 

[Clarky21]

Just because I'm lazy, what is Ferrer's best showing at Wimby?

Never been past the quarters.

 

[Fiji]

Talk about vulturing #2.

 

[Devilito]

12 month long clay season of peace

 

[Monsieur_DeLarge]

It's simply amazing how consistant Ferrer has been in the past year. And he really gets no credit for it either. He's been a step below the top 4 but clearly a step above everyone else. If he got to #2 it would be well deserved.

Shurely shome mishtake. If he's a step below the top four and is ranked #2 then three guys are undeservedly ranked below him, no? As described by you, his deserving ranking is #5.



Regards,
MDL

 

[underground]

That would just cause more chaos and upsets.

 

[Goosehead]

Just because I'm lazy, what is Ferrer's best showing at Wimby?

ferrer reached QF last year , took murray about 3hr 50mins to beat him in 4sets,

Wimbledon is his worst major, no great surprise, its only time he reach QF at wimby.

 

[1477aces]

There's a good omen in the record books pointing to this very thing happening. In 2003, Ferrer's namesake Ferrero reached #2 at the end of Wimbledon. JCF also featured in the championship match at RG that year, so the stars are aligning for David.

Ferrero was ranked #1 in the world after the us open.

 

[Costagirl]

It's simply amazing how consistant Ferrer has been in the past year. And he really gets no credit for it either. He's been a step below the top 4 but clearly a step above everyone else. If he got to #2 it would be well deserved.

You couldn't have summed this up any better!

 

[Flash O'Groove]

I don't see the problem. Ferrer lacks weapons against the top 4, but with Nadal withdrawing of the USO and the AO, he didn't meet any of them before the SF. He beneficiated of an upset at Roland Garros to reach the final, but it was well deserved, just as his QF run last year was deserved. Outside of the majors, he has a master 1000 titles, a master 1000 finals, several smaller titles and finals appearance.

Federer is a ghost of what he was, he doesn't play a full schedule and wasn't convincing when he was here. Murray is good but he didn't win any points during the clay season, which can give a lot points. Nadal skipped 7 months. The others guys try to matter, but really they don't.

I hope Ferrer reaches the number 2, he worked for it and deserve it more than Federer, as much as Murray, and less than Nadal, but don't worry Nadal will reaches it later.

 

[tacou]

This would be awesome. Imagine if he was the #2 seed at USO

 

[Topspin_80]

With both Wimbledon and Olympic's point taken off, the top 5 will have the following ranking points:

Djokovic: 10840,
Murray: 6610,
Federer: 5290,
Ferrer: 6860,
Nadal: 6850.

So if Ferrer performs as well as Nadal and Murray at Wimbledon, then he will most likely be ranked 2. This could happen in the following scenario.

Ferrer falls into Djokovic's half and makes it to the SF. Nadal falls into Murray's Quarter and either of them loses to Federer in the SF (Unlikely but could happen). Even if Federer wins the title, Ferrer would still be ranked 2 if he loses to Djokovic in the SF.

Sure he won't last long there before Nadal gets that spot but seeing Ferrer ranked no. 2 in this era would be something.

This calculation is wrong .

You are not discounting the 250 points Ferrer couldn't defend in Netherlands.

So , those 6860 that you give Ferrer , are actually 6610 .

In case Nadal and Ferrer get the same points , Nadal will be on top of Ferrer .

 

[President]

I don't see the problem. Ferrer lacks weapons against the top 4, but with Nadal withdrawing of the USO and the AO, he didn't meet any of them before the SF. He beneficiated of an upset at Roland Garros to reach the final, but it was well deserved, just as his QF run last year was deserved. Outside of the majors, he has a master 1000 titles, a master 1000 finals, several smaller titles and finals appearance.

Federer is a ghost of what he was, he doesn't play a full schedule and wasn't convincing when he was here. Murray is good but he didn't win any points during the clay season, which can give a lot points. Nadal skipped 7 months. The others guys try to matter, but really they don't.

I hope Ferrer reaches the number 2, he worked for it and deserve it more than Federer, as much as Murray, and less than Nadal, but don't worry Nadal will reaches it later.

This, Murray has been horribly inconsistent this year and basically skipped 1/3 of the season with his horrible clay-court results. Federer has been god-awful and at this point is probably literally a worse player than Ferrer. Nadal doesn't have any points from Toronto-Aus Open, how could he possibly be #2? It won't be a "travesty" or anything like that should Ferrer get to #2, it will be well deserved.

 

[Blaxican10s]

It's simply amazing how consistant Ferrer has been in the past year. And he really gets no credit for it either. He's been a step below the top 4 but clearly a step above everyone else. If he got to #2 it would be well deserved.

I don't know why but I don't like the guy. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. I don't enjoy watching him play for some reason and I find myself cheering against him for no reason. I don't know what my problem is :lol:

 

[pds999]

It's simply amazing how consistant Ferrer has been in the past year. And he really gets no credit for it either. He's been a step below the top 4 but clearly a step above everyone else. If he got to #2 it would be well deserved.

Bit of an odd comment to say he is a step below the top 4 but deserves to be no.2?

 

[Cormorant]

Ferrero was ranked #1 in the world after the us open.

So are you suggesting that not only will Ferrer ascend to #2 at exactly the same point of the season as Ferrero did, but that he'll get to #1 after NYC too?:shock:

Personally I think Ferru won't top the rankings until after Shanghai.

 

[BlueB]

If he gets to #2, then he deserves the #2. Simple as that...

It would be crazy fun, though, to have him as 2nd seed at USO

 

[djones]

I don't know why but I don't like the guy. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. I don't enjoy watching him play for some reason and I find myself cheering against him for no reason. I don't know what my problem is :lol:

Agree with this, he just kind of annoys me the way he walks on court and his fanatical body language.
However I do think he's a nice guy

 

[NEW_BORN]

I would be very surprised if he passed the qfs.
But never count out a kind draw.

 

[MichaelNadal]

It's simply amazing how consistant Ferrer has been in the past year. And he really gets no credit for it either. He's been a step below the top 4 but clearly a step above everyone else. If he got to #2 it would be well deserved.

Pretty much this. He's just way, way more consistent than the 5 and under ranked guys. Add in circumstances from Nadal and Murray, and Federer doing nothing the first half of the year and voila.

 

[Rhino]

The real horror here is that Federer will very possibly be #5 after the Olympics points fall off. Doesn't seem right somehow.

 

[Goosehead]

ferrer lost 'early doors' this week,

so he is clearly past his prime and going to collapse down the world rank charts. :twisted:

 

[papertank]

Bit of an odd comment to say he is a step below the top 4 but deserves to be no.2?

He's below the top 4 but that's only because they are 4 of the best ever. In any other era, anyone as consistant as Ferrer as been would have easily been ranked at least 2 at some point, probably number 1. That's why I say that it would be well deserved. Not that he permanently deserves the spot, but that he has done enough to warrant that ranking in the past year.

 

[Raz11]

This calculation is wrong .

You are not discounting the 250 points Ferrer couldn't defend in Netherlands.

So , those 6860 that you give Ferrer , are actually 6610 .

In case Nadal and Ferrer get the same points , Nadal will be on top of Ferrer .

Auckland will count instead when they drop since it doesn't count atm.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

So if Ferrer performs as well as Nadal and Murray at Wimbledon, then he will most likely be ranked 2. This could happen in the following scenario.

Ferrer falls into Djokovic's half and makes it to the SF. Nadal falls into Murray's Quarter and either of them loses to Federer in the SF (Unlikely but could happen). Even if Federer wins the title, Ferrer would still be ranked 2 if he loses to Djokovic in the SF.

Sure he won't last long there before Nadal gets that spot but seeing Ferrer ranked no. 2 in this era would be something.

another appealing scenario is both the nadal and the muzzette losing in the 1st round.

 

[Nathaniel_Near]

If Ferrer gets to number 2, I'm calling weak era.

 

[syc23]

There's more of a chance for Murray to better than his RUP result at Wimbledon than for Ferrer to reach a Wimbledon final so no.

After the grass swing, Murray doesn't have a lot of points to defend at Canada and Cincy so he'll be pushing to win at least 1 of them before his USO defence.

 

[Cormorant]

After the grass swing, Murray doesn't have a lot of points to defend at Canada and Cincy so he'll be pushing to win at least 1 of them before his USO defence.

Yes, some points in the North American masters swing could be really useful considering he'll be dropping 750pts from his Olympic run last year.

 

[Bender]

Ferrer taking a page out of Wozniacki's book I see