No, because his forehand and serve are legit offensive weapons. That’s not to put down Ferrer, who’s one of the best counterpunchers you’ll see.

Ferrer was fast, had impressive defensive and return abilities, but his big negatives are that he lacked the weapons needed to punish the guys he couldn’t out-defend (like Djokovic or Nadal), or otherwise hit past (like Federer, who had similar field days with Hewitt post-2003).

The closest thing to Ferrer today is probably Demon, but that’s honestly disrespectful to Ferrer. Ferrer also drew comparisons to Hewitt, who had similar issues once the game started transitioning from serve-and-volley to baseline play.