ARTICLE Ferrero not yet ruled out of TMS Miami
HE WILL UNDERGO MEDICAL TESTS TO SEE IF HE PARTICIPATES
Yesterday Juan Carlos landed in Valencia still recovering from the chickenpox. The Valencian, who had to withdraw from TMS Indian Wells because of the illness will do everything possible to be ready for the second TMS tournament of the year which commences in a week. For that reason, today and tomorrow he will undergo several tests to further examine his physical condition and to see if he will be able to be competitive in Miami.
Ferrero, along with Antonio Martinez Cascales and Víctor Lopez, flew back Sunday with warning from a doctor of the disease being contagious.
The world number two still "had chickenpox pox but for the last three days did not have a fever which makes us optimistic," confessed Mark the trainer of the Valencian. All the consulted doctors, including Angel Ruiz Cotorro, doctor of the RFET, advised not to rush the recovery process, which would call for skipping Miami. Nevertheless, "it will not be until the weekend before we know if he in the condition to travel to Florida," points Cascales. He would not have to play in the Nasdaq-100 until Friday 26 of March, but conditions in Miami, with very high temperatures accompanied by humidity can prove adversarial.
The precedent of Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt was the last player of the circuit with chickenpox in January of 2002. The Australian contracted it and was eliminated during the first round of the Australian Open after which he rested for almost a month. But Jordi Arrese, captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team stated, "Ferrero will start in the quarterfinal against Holland's Verkerk, finalist in Paris last year." The tie will be from 9 - 11 of April in Palma.
>> original article in Spanish
HE WILL UNDERGO MEDICAL TESTS TO SEE IF HE PARTICIPATES
Yesterday Juan Carlos landed in Valencia still recovering from the chickenpox. The Valencian, who had to withdraw from TMS Indian Wells because of the illness will do everything possible to be ready for the second TMS tournament of the year which commences in a week. For that reason, today and tomorrow he will undergo several tests to further examine his physical condition and to see if he will be able to be competitive in Miami.
Ferrero, along with Antonio Martinez Cascales and Víctor Lopez, flew back Sunday with warning from a doctor of the disease being contagious.
The world number two still "had chickenpox pox but for the last three days did not have a fever which makes us optimistic," confessed Mark the trainer of the Valencian. All the consulted doctors, including Angel Ruiz Cotorro, doctor of the RFET, advised not to rush the recovery process, which would call for skipping Miami. Nevertheless, "it will not be until the weekend before we know if he in the condition to travel to Florida," points Cascales. He would not have to play in the Nasdaq-100 until Friday 26 of March, but conditions in Miami, with very high temperatures accompanied by humidity can prove adversarial.
The precedent of Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt was the last player of the circuit with chickenpox in January of 2002. The Australian contracted it and was eliminated during the first round of the Australian Open after which he rested for almost a month. But Jordi Arrese, captain of the Spanish Davis Cup team stated, "Ferrero will start in the quarterfinal against Holland's Verkerk, finalist in Paris last year." The tie will be from 9 - 11 of April in Palma.
>> original article in Spanish
