David Ferrer is a Wee Little Man
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Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's off to the Barclays I go
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I was reading our story on the ATP Top 8 meeting the British Prime Minister Thursday before the Barclays start on Sunday when something in the photo caught my eye.
Why, I wondered, were seven of the greatest tennis players in the world and the leader of the British empire being joined by a kid dressed up for his junior high dance?
Only on closer inspection did I realize that the diminuitive, grey-suit wearing ninth member of the photo was in fact Spain's David Ferrer, the No. 7 player in the world.
Now at 6-feet, 7-inches tall myself, I view anyone under 6-2 to be a bit on the short side, but holy smokes is Ferrer a shrimp. I'm not sure how I never noticed this fascinating fact before.
His bio claims that he's 5 foot 9, but that's like a Hollywood 5 foot 9. That's like Tom Cruise saying he's 6 feet, then you meet him at Planet Hollywood and he's eye to eye with your 12-year-old sister.
It's not just the height that has me gawking at Ferrer this morning, though. He also decided it was a good idea to wear a grey suit to meet one of the most powerful men in the free world.
Who doesn't know you wear black to formal occasions? Heck, even I know that, and I know as little about fashion as Ferrer knows about big and tall stores.
I'd like to think that all the players are staying at the same hotel and Ferrer was the last one down to the lobby to take the bus over to wherever the Prime Minister hangs out. When he got down to the breakfast buffet, he suddenly realized the other seven dudes were all dressed in black, but by then it was vastly too late.
But maybe the warning signs of fashion failure have always been there for Ferrer, I mean the guy is 28 years old and wearing a backwards baseball cap in his ATP mug shot. Amigo, once you hit 23, that look becomes unacceptable.
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11/19/2010 6:45:13 AM
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