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作者: MARSAFIN (對啤酒過敏>.<) 站內: Tennis
標題: [情報]Ferrero Fends Off Younger Countryman
時間: Wed Apr 30 08:46:09 2003
Ferrero Fends Off Younger Countryman
But Marat Safin stumbles against Franco Squillari.
Top seed Juan Carlos Ferrero earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory over 19-year-old wild
card Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the CAM Open Comunidad Valenciana on Tuesday.
Ferrero has been a terror on the clay this season, winning the title at the
Tennis Masters Monte-Carlo and reaching the semifinals last week in Barcelona.
The Spaniard now stands in the fourth position of the ATP Champions Race, and
is looking for a strong run in Valencia this week to challenge for the No. 3
spot, held by Rainer Schuettler.
No. 2 seed Marat Safin, however, stumbled out of Valencia early, falling to
Argentine Franco Squillari 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. After struggling early this year,
the Russian pulled his game together last week in Barcelona, where he defeated
Ferrero in the semifinals. He retired from exhaustion during the final against
Carlos Moya, but his play last week signalled he was ready to make his move on
clay.
Also on Tuesday in Valencia, No. 8 seed David Sanchez advanced over qualifier
Olivier Patience of France in three sets. Sanchez now meets Nicolas Massu, a
straight sets winner over Alberto Martin.
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Sanchez: "It was a hard match for a first round. When you lose concentration,
anyone can beat you. It's very hard to win a match if you aren't playing at
your best. Patience played well in the first set. He was serving well and I
wasn't quite there. In the second set I broke him at 4-4. That was the turning
point of the match."
"It's always great to play tennis in your hometown. As a professional tennis
player, you tend to be travelling so much as it is."
On his next opponent
"I think I will have a lot of chances to beat Massu. I hope to beat him in
straight sets. Each time you play a three-set match, it adds up and takes a
toll on your body."
Ferrero: "It wasn't a good match because it is difficult to play against
someone who you practice with so often."
"I am taking a risk with my clay court schedule. It is pretty heavy from now
up until Roland Garros. I am scheduled to have one week off before Paris.
Playing here is not as tiring as competing abroad. I wanted to see this
tournament happen and now that we have the event, I want to see it grow."
Safin: "It was difficult to come here after Barcelona. I couldn't adjust my
game to the different balls and surface here. I was missing by a little bit
each time."
"I was a break up in the first set but I couldn't find my rhythm out there. I
didn't feel comfortable on the court."
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1.蚊子這樣狂打比賽真的很累...
2.Safin反正也很久沒回瓦倫西亞了，在那裡吃完海鮮飯再回來吧！
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因為這裡是Ferrero的Hometown呀:) 所以他一定會來打這場，只不過這樣真的很緊湊，
希望他不要太勉強
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