David Ferrer strengthened his position at No. 6 in the ATP 2007 Race to Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over No. 3 seed Richard Gasquet of France at the AIG Japan Open. The 25-year-old is the first Spaniard to win the Tokyo title since Manuel Orantes in 1977 (d. Warwick).
The top-seeded Spaniard required just 52 minutes to capture his fifth career ATP title and third crown of 2007, following successes at Auckland (d. Robredo) and Bastad (d. Almagro).
