Ferrer on Possibly Becoming DC Captain in the future: I would be very proud
Tennis - Spain's David Ferrer, who will retire at the end of the Mutua Madrid Open, says he would like to be Davis Cup captain of Spain someday but for that, he would first need to undergo training in the same. In an interview to Marca, Ferrer talks on being Davis Cup captain and says, "Of course, I would be very proud to be able to be. I also understand that this is very far away and there are players who have to be ahead. First I have to train as a professional in teaching." When asked if he would like to coach a Top 100 player, Ferrer says, "Today I would say that I would not like to do it but in the future. But I would like to experience another type of stage first. The stage of young people and grow with that type of tennis player. Afterwards, of course, I love the circuit. If I feel I can contribute, I would. If I do not feel it, no. It's something that, as I can decide, I would not do."
Ferrer says he will miss competing on the tour once he retires and hope to take up some other sport to fill the need. "It will be impossible to find it. Competing will be what I miss the most. I will have to find other things. Cycling or something that can calm the beast a bit."
Regarding his future plans. Ferrer says, "I'm sure it would be linked to the world of tennis. I love it and I adore it. My life has been so intense and I have travelled so much, that what I want is to be with my family and do things that I have never done. To be able to travel in a somewhat quieter way, to know the world more slowly and focusing more on them. Spending time with my family and my son. I would like to ski, make a commentator that I have never done and know how I can communicate ... It is a way to learn in teaching. I like teaching a lot from 10 to 16 years old. It is time a little for young people and teenagers and there I would like to help. Not this year, because I want to be paused, but for the next, it's something that I'm excited about."
Talking about why he chose to retire in Madrid, Ferrer says, "Because it's a Masters 1000 because Feliciano is there because Madrid has always treated me in an incredible way. People love tennis and I love the city very much. I play at home, I have the opportunity to do it in a Masters 1000 and the best players are there. For me, having the chance to end up disputing a tournament where the best players are is what I want."
The Madrid Open will start from May 3rd and run until May 12th.
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2GAWSaA
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