ARTICLE Ferrer Upsets Ferrero in Lyon
LYON (Reuters) - Third seed Juan Carlos Ferrero suffered a shock defeat at the hands of fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the second round of the Lyon Grand Prix Thursday.
Ferrer, ranked 46th in the world, had to come back from a set down to beat the former French Open champion 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in two hours and five minutes at the 791,750 euro ($973,900) tournament.
Ferrero cruised through the first set but lost his rhythm at 5-5 in the second, allowing Ferrer to grab six games in a row to lead 4-0 in the third. The 2003 winner at Roland Garros came back to 5-3 only to concede the match on his serve.
Ferrer will face Jonas Bjorkman in the quarterfinals on Friday.
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LYON (Reuters) - Third seed Juan Carlos Ferrero suffered a shock defeat at the hands of fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the second round of the Lyon Grand Prix Thursday.
Ferrer, ranked 46th in the world, had to come back from a set down to beat the former French Open champion 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in two hours and five minutes at the 791,750 euro ($973,900) tournament.
Ferrero cruised through the first set but lost his rhythm at 5-5 in the second, allowing Ferrer to grab six games in a row to lead 4-0 in the third. The 2003 winner at Roland Garros came back to 5-3 only to concede the match on his serve.
Ferrer will face Jonas Bjorkman in the quarterfinals on Friday.
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