David Ferrer Of Spain Defeats Milos Raonic Of Canada In Semifinals Of Barcelona In Straight Sets 7-6 7-6!!

David Ferrer of Spain proved today that he is just too consistent and plays the big points better than Milos Raonic of Canada.

After I watched the match I noticed Ferrer’s court positioning is better than Milos. Ferrer is standing on the  baseline while Milos was pushed back behind the baseline. Milos isn’t the best mover on the court and he was forced to do a lot of defending.

Ferrer also attacked Milos backhand he kept hitting hard shots to Milos weaker side and forcing errors. Milos needs to work on his backhand and improve his return of serve if he wants to reach the top ten.

Ferrer is ranked number six in the world for a reason he makes very few errors.  Milos had a couple of break points early in the first set but he did not convert. Ferrer dominated the first set tiebreaker and won the set just under an hour.

In the second set, Milos again had chances but he failed to deliver. Milos had a 3-1 lead in the second set tiebreaker but made errors. Ferrer took control of the second set tiebreaker blasting a backhand down the line to win the match in two hours. Milos had a great week he beat world number four Andy Murray of Great Britain. However, Milos should watch this match on tape with his coach Galo Blanco.  The difference in this match was Ferrer played the big points better. Overall, this was a good week for the young Canadian and hopefully he will rise into the ATP Tour top twenty soon.