David Ferrer and Tomás Berdych, two great tennis warriors.

The Tennis Race through History does justice to two great players. Both brought great joy to the fans of their countries and despite suffering the dictatorship of the Big 4 and not winning major tournaments, they were respected by their rivals and the tennis community.

 

Everyone counts for our ranking, not just the champions. One of the hallmarks of Tennis Race for History (TRH) is that it values the entire career of the tennis players in all their matches.

That is why it is interesting to see the classification, the position of some tennis players who have not managed to win any of the Grand Slams,  which is the most valued in the world of tennis.

 

Perhaps the most striking cases of recent times are those of David Ferrer and Tomás Berdych.

 

Both players have been highly recognized on the circuit in the last two decades and any good tennis fan knows of his qualities and many of his rivals have also suffered the toughness and perseverance of these two great players.

 

That is why David Ferrer is ranked No. 7 in the TRH Ranking, it is true that David has won a significant number of individual tournaments, 27, but only one of the "majors" (Grand slams, Masters 1000 and the Finals), the Master 1000 in Paris 2012.

 

Seven years finished in the Top Ten, four of them in the Top 5 and 734 games won support him. Only 11 players surpass him in the latter.

 

He won 3 Davis Cups with Spain and brought multiple joys to his country's fans with his triumphs. A tough fighter, not without class, who was always a safe bet in his participations.

 

 

Unfortunately (and luckily) for him it coincided with the dictatorship of the Big 4, and with Nadal's reign in Spain and on clay, which deprived him of many triumphs in major tournaments.

 

Tomás Berdych won many fewer tournaments, “only” 13, among them only one “major”, the Master 1000 in Paris 2005, but he got many wins in his career, 640, which is why he also obtains many points that make him positioned as No. 11 in the TRH Ranking.

 

Berdych, a player of great talent, did not have a Nadal that eclipsed him in his country, where he was a recognized idol, especially for the 2 consecutive Davis Cup that Czech Republic won in 2012 (final against Spain) and 2013 (against Serbia).

 

 

There are curious parallels in their tennis careers: In addition to their role in the Davis Cup and sharing a single victory in the Paris Master 1,000, both have a single Grand Slam final, the Spanish at Roland Garros 2013 and the Czech at Wimbledon 2010. The two also enjoyed wins against the Big 4. 

 

Berdych beat Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray, 6, 4, 3 and 6 times respectively (19 wins).

 

Ferrer beat Nadal, Djokovic and Murray, 6, 5 and 6 times respectively (17 wins).

 

And the Head to Head: 8-8.

 

The only thing that differentiates them is one left in David's side: he did not manage to beat Roger in the 17 confrontations they had.

 

 

Both retired precisely the same year, 2019, David at 37 and Tomas at 34, being two very long-lived players, which is a merit and not a demerit in our opinion.

 

Both are written in capital letters in the history books of tennis, especially in Spain and in Czech Republic