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PRIORITY TELECOM DUTCH OPEN
AMERSFOORT, July 17, 2003
Defending Champion Chela Upset
The Argentine loses to Spain's Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
Little-know Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo reached his career-first quarterfinal
on the ATP circuit by upsetting No. 3 seed and defending champion Juan
Ignacio Chela 6-1, 6-1 Thursday at the Priority Telecom Dutch Open.
Before this week the 25-year-old Spaniard had won only one ATP level
match since turning professional in 1998. That victory came against
Hungarian Attila Savolt in Bucharest two years ago. His previous best
effort this season was winning the Kosice challenger by defeating Tomas
Zib in the final.
Albert Montanes advanced by scoring a 6-4, 6-3 win against Italy's
Giorgio Galimberti. Next up he will face the winner between Dutchman
John van Lottum and Markus Hipfl of Austria. Their second-round
encounter was interrupted because of rain when the Austrian was
leading 2-1 in the first set. Van Lottum is looking for his second
appearance among the last eight this year after losing to Sluiter
in the 's-Hertogenbosch quarterfinals last month.
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Chela: "I felt very uncomfortable on the court today. The conditions
were very heavy with the rain. I kept on playing the balls short and
wasn't able to use the court wisely. I wasn't expecting to play so
badly. I had a very good first round win. Having won the title last
year, I felt very confident on these courts. Unfortunately, the slow
conditions favoured my opponent. I had never seen him play before and
he surprised me. He has a great forehand."
"When the top-seeds of the tournament were knocked out, I thought I
had a good chance to reach the final again this year and defend the
title."
Ramirez Hidalgo: "I played very well today, really committing very
few errors if any. I hardly missed a ball. The conditions were difficult
today. I knew Chela's game favours the faster clay courts, so I had the
advantage. I was getting to the balls very early."
"I am playing with a lot of confidence. I came here having won a
Challenger in Kosice (Slovakia). This win today definitely ranks as
one of the best of the season."
Montanes: "The wind and the rain made it a complicated match. Despite
the weather conditions, I started playing very solidly. I made sure I
wasn't rushing too much."
"I knew Giorgio (Galimberti) beat the top-seed Martin Verkerk on
Tuesday. Verkerk was under a lot of pressure in front of his home
crowd. Having reached the Roland Garros final, people were expecting
him to do very well here. Giorgio on the other hand, had no pressure.
Verkerk should have won that match and I am sure he would have done
under different circumstances."
"In my next round, I'll play John van Lottum or Markus Hipfl. To play
against van Lottum will be difficult. The crowd will be behind him and
he will be really pumped up to be playing in a quarterfinal in his own
country. I've played Hipfl before and beaten him. Either opponent will
be difficult though. Any player that reaches the quarterfinals of an
ATP event will be playing well. I just need to focus on my game."
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