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INTERVIEW Ferrero: "I include myself between the favorites although it is not number 1"

By these same dates, but in 2003, Juan Carlos Ferrero its condition of number one in the list of entrances ATP walked in the Masters Series of Madrid. Its condition of first head of series in the picture reaffirmed it with its first title in indoor and height. Today, the Valencian tennis player goes to the event after a year marked by misfortunes in form of diseases, that have not allowed him to release his palmarés in the present campaign. ` Juanquí, nevertheless, does not resign to anything in the event that begins east Monday.

How arrives Ferrero at the defense from the crown from Madrid?
At this point I feel very well, as much at physical level as of tennis. Memory that the last year I went hairdo of the heel and soon left the things.

Ha there are been before and after the semifinals of Glass Davis before France?
I would say yes that. In Alicante, before the Santoro French, I again felt good sensations in the track, something that did not happen to me from the Open of Australia ".

Who are the players with more options to the victory in Madrid?
The candidates are a little those of always. I also put within the favorites because I feel that I have options to repeat the title. In addition, he does not have anything to outside do for the final result that in 2003 the series head number 1 and now the 10. Sooner or later, you must gain all the players who are in the picture ".

The benefits to go to the match like one of the covered ones, without the poster of number one?
I always try to separate from the pressure that comes outside from centering to me in mine.

You finished the year last with the myth of which it would be difficult that a Spanish tennis player won in Madrid by the 640 meters of height of the capital of Spain. Co'mo is made to develop in altitude?
There is nothing no special either. I believe that she is due to go to the match three or four days before to adapt to the new conditions. Everything goes a little more express and is important mobility. Although, in my case, I do not need because alive and training in Villena, that has the same height of Madrid.

One remains without words when it sees the numbers of Federer in 2004, with 10 titles, among them three ` Grand Slam'?
The Swiss is surprising all the circuit by his regularity. It is incredible how he gains the matches. A long time ago was not a so solid number one.

You, with only 24 years, he chooses in Seville before the United States to the second Ensaladera. The rest of members of the Spanish equipment aspires to first. Other great ones as Patrick Rafter retired without touching to the Glass Davis.
It is truth that in the Palau Sant Jordi of Barcelona only was 20 years old and I did not know to value in his measured joust the obtained thing. Soon, with time, I occurred to account of that we had obtained something very important, that he is not in palmarés worldwide. They are things that one is appreciating in the course of its race.

The triumph in the competition of ` will poncherá of silver changes the personal balance of the present exercise?
It is clear that the Davis Cup would turn a bad year quite good.

Hándicap to choose Davis is that its calendar is extended until the month of December.
I have thought it and already I will rest days after the Masters Series of Paris, before preparing to top the end against the United States on clay.

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Sorry I don't have time to smooth over the translation (this is straight from Babelfish) but it's still a nice interview. Best of luck to JC in Madrid and for the rest of the year ^^