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Watch: Ferrer's Spinning Stab


David Ferrer is a baseline beast, who shows magic hands making this astounding spinning stab at net.

Watch Ferrer, serving for the match, pull off this eye-popping volley to help seal his 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over American qualifier Denis Kudla at the Madrid Open.

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The victory propels Ferrer into a Madrid round of 16 clash with eighth-seeded Tomas Berdych.



The 5'9" Ferrer said the altitude in Madrid elicits a high bounce making it imperative he takes the first strike against the 6'5" Berdych. Ferrer beat Berdych in their last meeting in the 2015 Doha final.




"I think I will have to play aggressively and have a good first serve percentage," Ferrer said. "Whenever I miss my first serve with he's going to step in, and with this court it's very difficult to defend. With the altitude we have here, the short players like me feel it a lot and we have to strike first."

Photo credit: Mutua Madrid Open

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