While Nadal’s place in the semi-finals is still in doubt after his thrashing at the hands of Roger Federer on Tuesday, world number five Ferrer made sure he will be around at the weekend with a 6-3 6-1 defeat of the year’s outstanding player.
In the day’s other match, Czech Tomas Berdych saved a match point against Djokovic’s fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic to seal a 2-6 6-3 7-6 victory which means the calculators may be needed to decide who finishes runner-up in Group A on Friday.
The complications mean Djokovic could beat Davis Cup team mate Tipsarevic, a stand-in for injured Briton Andy Murray, and still fail to go through while a defeat, providing Ferrer beats Berdych, would see him survive.
Whatever the maths, Djokovic said he would need to play “50 percent” better in his next match.
“I have no words to explain this match,” Djokovic, who went on a 41-match winning rampage at the start of the year and claimed three of the year’s four majors, told reporters.
“Nothing was going well. I don’t play at least 50 percent better than I did tonight, I don’t think I’ll have any chance.
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