David Ferrer Close To Retirement – Says He Is Proud Of His Career

The Spaniard, David Ferrer played his eventual Argentina Open in the capital city of Buenos Aires and conceded three-set 3-6, 7-6 (9), 6-3 defeat to Albert Ramos in the second round. The 36-year-old Spanish man has notified his retreat from the ATP circuit and the former World Number three will be calling off his prolific career this May in Madrid.

In the press conference in Argentina, David Ferrer was grateful to the Argentines who supported him all these years. Certainly, he will miss everything at the Argentinian tournament. “I will miss playing in Argentina and feeling your support, this court has been very special in my career,” Ferrer articulated. “Thank you, everyone, for all these years. Besides the matches won, I take the people’s support; I always felt it and I thank a lot for the tributes. I feel very proud of my career, and it’s a great proudness for me to stop competing at a good level and is surrounded by all the amazing people who influenced my trajectory. I feel privileged to see the people who appreciate me. I am proud to have given something good. Giving love and getting it back is very nice and important.”

Also, Ferrer his delighted to receive compliments and heartfelt messages from his tennis colleagues, “I am very grateful because they speaking well of me and having good mates and friends are the most important thing, giving something not just as a tennis player but as a person,” the former World Number three mentioned.

David Ferrer was asked to share his perspectives on the young kids who aspire to pick up tennis racquets and continue the sport professionally. “It’s important to follow routines, enjoy tennis, try to enjoy what tennis gives you, not just being on a court, and accepting good and bad moments and learning from them,” the Spaniard mentioned.

Further, David Ferrer was questioned about his post-tennis life, he said, “The close people are important as well as the education. Everyone lives it in his own life. When you have been doing a job for a long time, you obviously struggle in the beginning. I feel happy, calm, I gave everything on the court. My career was very good and long for a sportsman and now I switched to another step: I have a family, I want to live other things and my priority is different.”