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->> - NEW NO. 1 READY TO FIGHT …JUAN CARLOS FERRERO flew back to Spain to prepare for the upcoming Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina as the US Open finalist and new World No. 1 in the ATP Entry Rankings. Despite losing to ANDY RODDICK, the 23-year-old was delighted to join CARLOS MOYA as the only Spaniards to top the ATP Entry Rankings. "I won the semifinals against Agassi on Saturday and believe that I have had time to reflect on [being No. 1]," Ferrero told Spanish magazine MARCA on his way to the airport on Monday morning. "At the end of the match, I felt great and thought that all I had done for tennis had been worth it." And Ferrero, who will be locked in battle with Roddick, Wimbledon champion ROGER FEDERER and ANDRE AGASSI for the year-end No. 1 spot, believes it's an exciting time for men's tennis. "The US Open final is a sign of the generational changeover in the sport," added Ferrero. "I'm going to fight to stay No. 1 for a long time, but the equality between the Top 10 is at its peak and anyone can take over." Ferrero is currently on the cover of the MARCA Spanish media guide.
->> - TOP FOUR QUALIFY FOR HOUSTON… The top four players in the ATP Champions Race 2003 have qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup Houston, the year-end event where the best eight players of 2003 collide. Following their showings at the US Open, the final Grand Slam event of 2003, ANDY RODDICK, JUAN CARLOS FERRERO, ROGER FEDERER and ANDRE AGASSI have guaranteed a place in Houston. They are the four Grand Slam winners of 2003, with Roddick joining the elite group with his spectacular run to the US Open title last week.
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Ferrero, a finalist in Shanghai last year, added: "I'm very happy that I am officially qualified for Houston," Ferrero said. "I've won a Grand Slam and have had good results this year. I've done well at the Masters Cup in Sydney and Shanghai, so I hope to continue that in Houston."
->> - NEW NO. 1 READY TO FIGHT …JUAN CARLOS FERRERO flew back to Spain to prepare for the upcoming Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina as the US Open finalist and new World No. 1 in the ATP Entry Rankings. Despite losing to ANDY RODDICK, the 23-year-old was delighted to join CARLOS MOYA as the only Spaniards to top the ATP Entry Rankings. "I won the semifinals against Agassi on Saturday and believe that I have had time to reflect on [being No. 1]," Ferrero told Spanish magazine MARCA on his way to the airport on Monday morning. "At the end of the match, I felt great and thought that all I had done for tennis had been worth it." And Ferrero, who will be locked in battle with Roddick, Wimbledon champion ROGER FEDERER and ANDRE AGASSI for the year-end No. 1 spot, believes it's an exciting time for men's tennis. "The US Open final is a sign of the generational changeover in the sport," added Ferrero. "I'm going to fight to stay No. 1 for a long time, but the equality between the Top 10 is at its peak and anyone can take over." Ferrero is currently on the cover of the MARCA Spanish media guide.
->> - TOP FOUR QUALIFY FOR HOUSTON… The top four players in the ATP Champions Race 2003 have qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup Houston, the year-end event where the best eight players of 2003 collide. Following their showings at the US Open, the final Grand Slam event of 2003, ANDY RODDICK, JUAN CARLOS FERRERO, ROGER FEDERER and ANDRE AGASSI have guaranteed a place in Houston. They are the four Grand Slam winners of 2003, with Roddick joining the elite group with his spectacular run to the US Open title last week.
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Ferrero, a finalist in Shanghai last year, added: "I'm very happy that I am officially qualified for Houston," Ferrero said. "I've won a Grand Slam and have had good results this year. I've done well at the Masters Cup in Sydney and Shanghai, so I hope to continue that in Houston."
