FERRER DEFENDS TITLE

David Ferrer, the top seeded tennis player got his 3rd straight winner’s title on Saturday at the Mexicun Open, defeating compatriot Fernando Verdasco in the final match by 6 – 1, 6 – 2. David Ferrer, twice, broke Fernando Verdasco in each set to finish the game in just more than an hour.

Ferrer said, after the match, that as Fernando hits so hard, he knew he had to be solid and counter him and he think he did it quite well, particularly at the start. He also knew that today Fernando did not play his best tennis. All faces some good days and bad days as well.

The 6th ranked David Ferrer got his 2nd day clay court championship in as many weeks after his victory at the Copa Claro event last Sunday in Buenos Aires. At the beginning of the season, in Auckland, David got the Heineken Open title. He has an eighteen – one record to begin the 2012 season, the only defeat to  Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open quarterfinals.

Verdasco was targeting for his very first title since winning in 2010 season in Barcelona, Spain. He told that he is really disappointed; he was not able to have the fight he was anticipating to have. He just could not keep the ball in the court today. It is always tough to lose a final, but losing it that way hurts a lot.

Italy’s Sara Errani, in the women’s event, beat Flavia Pennetta by 5 – 7, 7 – 6 (2), 6 – 0 to grab ther 3rd WTA title. Pennetta got the 1st set that was full of mistakes. None of the players got to hold serve in the 1st seven matches and Sara Errani was able o hold in the whole set.