Too many cooks in the kitchen? Not when the ATP World Tour stars in Vienna for the Erste Bank Open 500 swapped their tennis gear for chef hats and aprons as they learned to make the perfect Wiener Schnitzel. David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez, Lucas Pouille, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan took their places behind the stovetops in an exclusive cooking class at the Plachuttas Gasthaus Zur Oper. The pros donned their personalised aprons and hats and each took on a particular role in making the schnitzel: slicing the veal in a rainbow cut, pounding the meat, covering it in flour and seasoning, dipping it in beaten eggs and bread crumbs, then finally deep frying and serving...
David Ferrer batters Andy Murray with a ground stroke barrage before drawing him in and hitting a sweet forehand passing shot in this hot shot combination from Beijing semi-finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
In this Shanghai Classic Moment, David Ferrer strikes 49 winners as he toughs out a 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-6(2) win over Andy Roddick in the 2011 quarter-finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
David Ferrer reacts to his China Open quarter-final victory over Alexander Zverev, with Andy Murray up next for the Spaniard. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
A runner-up showing at the China Open six years could be David Ferrer’s lucky omen this week as the Spaniard seeks to reach his first ATP World Tour final of 2016. On Monday, he made the first step towards doing so with a 6-4, 7-6(3) victory over Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas. The fifth seed, having slipped to No. 13 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, extended his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against the Uruguayan to 4-0 in what was the pair’s first clash on hard court. In the match, which featured only one break point between the two, it was Ferrer who made the most of his sole opportunity. He broke to take the opening set and secured the result on his second...
