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Ferrero Reigns In Spain
Juan Carlos Ferrero claimed his fourth career Tennis Masters Series title on
Sunday, defeating Chile's Nicolas Massu in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to the
delight of the home crowd. Ferrero's win means he overtakes Andy Roddick by
just four points as the leader of the ATP Champions Race. The Spaniard also
continues to hold the No. 1 spot in the ATP Entry Ranking. The world No. 1
claimed his first indoor Tennis Masters Series title with wins over Wayne
Ferreira, Felix Mantilla, Paradorn Srichaphan, Roger Federer and Nicolas Massu.
Ferrero, who staved off two match points against Wayne Ferreira in the second
round, was roared on by the raucous home crowd throughout, breaking Massu's
serve in his opening service game of each set. The 23-year-old Spaniard hit
28 winners and converted five of 10 break points on his way to a comprehensive
defeat of Massu, who was competing in his first career Tennis Masters Series
final. The Chilean climbs to 15th place in the ATP Champions Race following
his appearance in the Madrid final.
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Ferrero: "It's a special win for me here in Madrid. You know, I was in front
of all my crowd, all the people of Madrid and the rest of Spain. Of course,
it's a special win, as well, because this is the first tournament that I win
indoors. I think it's been a very important victory for me because I've been
to the finals of Shanghai and Bangkok. I couldn't win them. But here I've
been able to. So it's been important to me. I'm able to say I've been able to
win on all surfaces."
On winning on different surfaces: "I believe in myself all the time, and I
believe that I can play very well also on grass, you know, and also indoors.
I think right now I'm showing that to everybody, and I'm going to try to give
my best also in Davis Cup on grass."
On being No. 1 in the ATP Champions Race and the Entry Ranking: "I think it's
very important. It means that I've been playing well throughout the year.
That's why I'm No. 1. I've won important tournaments, like one Grand Slam and
a few other tournaments. For me, the fact of being top in both rankings is
very important. I'm very proud."
On Massu: "He fought until the end. Even when he was a double break down, it
was difficult to turn the match over, to recover. I was surprised by his
strength, his psychological strength. I think he's improved a lot. He's
defeated people such as Kuerten, Roddick, El Aynaoui, who are players that are
very important. I think he played a great tournament."
Massu: "Of course, I'm not happy. I lost the final. I wanted to win the match,
to win the tournament. I had a lot of confidence in me that I could win this
match. It was not possible. Juan Carlos played better. I didn't play
important points very well. That's the really difference."
On his week: "For me it was a very big tournament. I play really good all the
week. With Roddick, I played unbelievable, my best tennis of my life. The
other matches I played good, but normal. I think I have a lot of confidence,
not justto play two more weeks, but of course for next year. I have a better
ranking now, more confidence. I think that maybe if I'm in another final of a
Masters Series later, I'm going to have more confidence to play better than
today."
On the rest of the year: "Stockholm is a very important tournament, but my
goal is Paris Bercy. I hope to end the year as high as possible in the rankings
, to be able to relax, take holidays, and to be happy and proud of myself."
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