RESULTS
Ferrero, Davydenko Fall in Opener
Nicolas Almagro posted the third upset of the day by defeating countryman and crowd favorite Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the IV Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana on Tuesday. The 20 year old Murcia-native went down a break early in the third set but quickly recovered and broke in the last game of the match to clinch one of the biggest wins of his career (also beat Marat Safin in ATP Masters Series Rome) in two hours, 40 minutes.
¨This was a special day for me, against a great player. He was No. 1 of the world and crowd favorite. I´ve been working really hard lately and is nice to see the results coming. It was a great day and that I won´t easily forget.¨ Said Almagro.
Next tournament: Monte Carlo AMS
Ferrero, Davydenko Fall in Opener
Nicolas Almagro posted the third upset of the day by defeating countryman and crowd favorite Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the IV Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana on Tuesday. The 20 year old Murcia-native went down a break early in the third set but quickly recovered and broke in the last game of the match to clinch one of the biggest wins of his career (also beat Marat Safin in ATP Masters Series Rome) in two hours, 40 minutes.
¨This was a special day for me, against a great player. He was No. 1 of the world and crowd favorite. I´ve been working really hard lately and is nice to see the results coming. It was a great day and that I won´t easily forget.¨ Said Almagro.
Next tournament: Monte Carlo AMS
