ARTICLE Focuses on Coria, his recent success in Monte Carlo and his goal of winning RG this year. But there are some mentions of JC and Coria also says some nice things about him ^^
Argentine aims to join French Open magnificent seven
MONACO: Guillermo Coria aims to join Juan Carlos Ferrero, Gustavo Kuerten, Carlos Moya, Thomas Muster, Sergi Bruguera, Bjorn Borg and Ilie Nastase as only the eighth player to use the Monte Carlo Masters title as a springboard to French Open glory in the same year.
Coria, the 22-year-old Argentinian third seed, eased past Germany's Rainer Schuettler 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 in the final here on Sunday, and now plans to repeat that title winning form at Roland Garros next month.
“I hope to follow in the footsteps of players like Ferrero and Kuerten who won here and then went on to take the French Open,” said Coria after securing his eighth career title, and seventh on clay.
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Ferrero had won here just five weeks earlier following the examples set by Kuerten in 2001, Moya in 1998 and Muster who also achieved the Monte Carlo-French Open double in 1995.
Bruguera did the double in 1993, Borg in 1979 and 1980 and Nastase in 1973.
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“Even though Juan Carlos lost first round here and has had some bad results recently, he is still a player who will be dangerous and for whom I have a great deal of respect.”
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INTERVIEW A short interview with ex-tennis player Emilio Sánchez Vicario where he says some nice things about Juan Carlos. He calls him the most professional player on the tour as well as the best Spanish player at the moment.
>> full interview (in Spanish)
>> online translator
Argentine aims to join French Open magnificent seven
MONACO: Guillermo Coria aims to join Juan Carlos Ferrero, Gustavo Kuerten, Carlos Moya, Thomas Muster, Sergi Bruguera, Bjorn Borg and Ilie Nastase as only the eighth player to use the Monte Carlo Masters title as a springboard to French Open glory in the same year.
Coria, the 22-year-old Argentinian third seed, eased past Germany's Rainer Schuettler 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 in the final here on Sunday, and now plans to repeat that title winning form at Roland Garros next month.
“I hope to follow in the footsteps of players like Ferrero and Kuerten who won here and then went on to take the French Open,” said Coria after securing his eighth career title, and seventh on clay.
[...]
Ferrero had won here just five weeks earlier following the examples set by Kuerten in 2001, Moya in 1998 and Muster who also achieved the Monte Carlo-French Open double in 1995.
Bruguera did the double in 1993, Borg in 1979 and 1980 and Nastase in 1973.
[...]
“Even though Juan Carlos lost first round here and has had some bad results recently, he is still a player who will be dangerous and for whom I have a great deal of respect.”
>> full article
INTERVIEW A short interview with ex-tennis player Emilio Sánchez Vicario where he says some nice things about Juan Carlos. He calls him the most professional player on the tour as well as the best Spanish player at the moment.
>> full interview (in Spanish)
>> online translator
