ARTICLE Ferrero Beats Karlovic, and Rain, in Monte Carlo
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero needed less than an hour to beat Croatian Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-1, in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday.
The Spaniard, twice a winner of the season's first major claycourt tournament but needing a wildcard this year, looked more like his old self after a mediocre start to 2005.
Dominating behind his ferocious forehand, Ferrero outclassed the towering Karlovic to end the contest just as heavy rain began to fall on the Country Club.
Ferrero, winner of the French Open in 2003, finished last year outside the world's top 30 for the first time in five years after being hampered by a bout of chicken pox and niggling wrist and rib injuries.
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero needed less than an hour to beat Croatian Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-1, in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday.
The Spaniard, twice a winner of the season's first major claycourt tournament but needing a wildcard this year, looked more like his old self after a mediocre start to 2005.
Dominating behind his ferocious forehand, Ferrero outclassed the towering Karlovic to end the contest just as heavy rain began to fall on the Country Club.
Ferrero, winner of the French Open in 2003, finished last year outside the world's top 30 for the first time in five years after being hampered by a bout of chicken pox and niggling wrist and rib injuries.
