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作者: esnique (小鱷) 看板: Spain_PL
標題: Valencia Thursday Report
時間: Sun May 4 08:53:40 2003
Ferrero Boasts Sizzling 14-1 Clay Record
The top seed overcame Albert Portas on Thursday in Valencia.
Top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero improved his clay record this season to 14-1
after defeating fellow Spaniard Albert Portas 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the
quarterfinals of the CAM Open Comunidad Valenciana. Clearly the crowd
favorite, Ferrero is on track to pick up his second title of the year in
his native country. He now meets No. 5 seed Agustin Calleri of Argentina,
who needed three sets to fend off Dominik Hrbaty of the Slovak Republic.
No. 4 seed Gaston Gaudio also advanced to the last eight after winning
the final set against Galo Blanco. With the two players tied at a set
apiece, their match was suspended on Wednesday due to darkness. Gaudio
now meets Brazil's Flavio Saretta for a chance to advance to his third
semifinal of the year. Earlier in 2003, the Argentine reached the
semifinals at two back-to-back clay events in Vina del Mar and Buenos Aires.
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Calleri: "We played a lot of beautiful points. It was a beautiful match
to watch. I am playing well right now, but not at my best. For sure, I
have a lot of confidence. I beat some strong players like Costa, Norman
and Robredo last week in Barcelona."
Ferrero: "I felt very comfortable in my last two matches. I view it as
just one step further. I am not thinking about the final yet. I am
delighted with the amount of spectators who came to watch the match
today. It's a real motivation playing in front of a home crowd."
On his next opponent
"Calleri will be difficult. He has had a great clay court season,
reaching the semifinals last week in Barcelona, the final in Estoril
and winning an important title in Acapulco earlier in the year."
"It would be great if Fernando Vicente and I played in the final, two
Valencian players." 嗯，我本來也如此期待的
Gaudio: "Galo Blanco has been injured for a while, but it's always
complicated to play against him. I knew it was going to be a close
match. Yesterday, it just wasn't my day. I found it difficult to get
into the match. When I was down 6-3, 4-2, I knew I was in a bad position.
Galo played some loose points and I managed to work my way back. I came
out there today feeling much better and very focused."
Sargsian: "I think the match came down to the player who handled the
wind the best. I really didn't deserve to win the first set. I was
down a break and started to show signs of frustration. He was the
better player, but I was just luckier."
"The last time I reached the quarterfinals was in Chennai. I was
playing very well in January. Now I don't think I am striking the
ball as well as I can. Lately, I have lost a lot of close matches,
which affects your confidence. Progressing to the quarterfinals
here will only help rebuild that confidence."
Squillari: "In the end, Sargsian played the important points better.
I am satisfied with the way I played in the two matches here. Valencia
has been a good tournament for me. Sargsian served well and raised his
game in the important points. I couldn't do enough."
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