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David Ferrer joins Björn Borg with third Swedish Open title

By Harry Floyd

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 29: David Ferrer of Spain plays a forehand during the mens singles first round match against Donald Young of The United States on day two of the 2017 French Open at Roland Garros on May 29, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 29: David Ferrer of Spain plays a forehand during the mens singles first round match against Donald Young of The United States on day two of the 2017 French Open at Roland Garros on May 29, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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David Ferrer enters the record books with his third career title at the SkiStar Swedish Open. He joins tennis great Bjorn Borg with the win.

David Ferrer is champion at the Swedish Open yet again. He defeats Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets to earn his third career title at the tournament.

With the victory, Ferrer joins tennis great and former world No. 1 Bjorn Borg in the record books. Both are three-time champions at the Swedish Open.

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The straight set win was impressive for the 35-year-old Spanish tennis player. Ferrer is the current world No. 46 in men’s singles tennis.

At Wimbledon this year, Ferrer saw an opening round win over Richard Gasquet of France. The Spanish tennis player would advance to the third round of the major tournament before losing to Tomas Berdych.

David Ferrer wins the Swedish Open over Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 6-4.

Seeing an up and down 2017 ATP World Tour so far, the win is big for Ferrer.

Not only is it his third title at the Swedish Open, but the victory also gives him 27 total career ATP titles. If we’ve learned anything this year in tennis, it’s that age is just a number. Even at 35-years-old, players such as David Ferrer and Roger Federer remain at the top of their sport.

Looking ahead to the coming weeks, Ferrer will eye the 2017 US Open. He has twice reached the semifinals at the Grand Slam. Most recently, he advanced into the semifinals in 2012. While he does not have a Grand Slam title to his name, his career resume is impressive enough to give Ferrer a fighting chance in any match. There is no doubt that he can play the role of spoiler and make a deep run at any given moment.

The win at the 2017 Swedish Open will help Ferrer in the ATP singles rankings. His 10-14 record on the year saw him drop seven positions in the rankings prior to his title this week. Despite his best efforts to hold off Ferrer in the final, Dolgopolov came up just short. The 28-year-old Ukrainian tennis player is the current world No. 89 in men’s singles. He will, however, take home 150 ATP Rankings points with his runner-up finish. Ferrer comes away with 250 points to go along with his third Swedish Open title.

Stay tuned to see how Ferrer and others fare throughout the rest of 2017.

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