Great start of the year for Ferrer that wins his 19th ATP title.
It took 78 minutes for the Spaniard to defeat Kohlschreiber in straight sets. David was particularly good at breaking Philipp’s serve (5 time out of 10) to win a total 66 points vs. Kohlschreiber‘s 57.
4th title in Auckland
Most notably David won in Auckland for the 4th time to set up a personal record “I’m really happy, because I did a new record for my career. It’s really nice to win one ATP tournament, but four times is very difficult,” said Ferrer.
“I think the first set was the key. He served to win the first set, but he didn’t take his chance. I tried to fight for every point and in the important moments, I was there. In the tie-break, I played better.”
From Kohlschreiber
Kohlschreiber had in mind to win a title in Auckland for the 2nd time (the first was in 2008), but David was too good.
“Twice, I was a break up and had a good opportunity to take the set,” Kohlschreiber said.
“I played really well, but I think after winning the first set, he missed almost nothing. He returned everything and my level dropped a bit.
It’s very tough to play against him. The second set is a good example of him being too good all over the place… Overall, it was a great week. I really enjoyed it. It’s not every week I play in a final.”
