David Ferrer fought back from 2-5 down in the third set of the Valencia Open yesterday, showing why he is currently considered the best returner on the circuit as he took four games in a row to force a tie-break.

His momentum propelled him to 6-1, giving him five match points, of which he needed just two.

The victory hands Ferrer, who was defeated in his only previous final appearance at his home club in 2005, his first title since October last year, and will fill him with confidence ahead of the start of the first clay-court Masters Series of the season, in Monte Carlo this week.
 
Almagro the underdog for third Valencia Open title?
By: thinkSPAIN
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Of the two, Javea's top-seeded David Ferrer was made to work harder for his berth in today's final of the Valencian Community Open, battling through to beat compatriot Tommy Robredo 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Murcia's fifth-seeded Nicolás Almagro (second photo), who has won the competition twice before, by contrast, encountered few problems on his way to a sixty-minute 6-1, 6-4 victory against Russia's Evegny Korolev.

The two have played each other three times before with three straight victories for Ferrer, who lost to Igor Andreev in the 2005 Valencia Open final - the only time in the last six years that the title has not been won by a Spaniard.

For his part, Almagro is in magnificent form on clay this season having won 18 out of 19 matches, and is bidding for a third ATP title this season. Ferrer's last title win was achieved at the Tokyo Open last October.