RESULTS
No. 8 seed David Ferrer won the All-Spanish thriller against No. 11 seed Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 to become the first player to advance to the quarterfinals of the Masters Series Monte Carlo.
After a quick first set for Ferrer, Ferrero started to find his powerful strokes and take the second set to a tie-break, which he won 7-5. In the final set, Ferrer continued his steady play breaking serve early and jumped to a 5-2 lead. Ferrero held saved one match point on his serve and saved one more at 5-3 but Ferrer finally prevailed 6-3 to close out the match in two hours, 22 minutes. Ferrer will now play the winner of Roger Federer and local favorite Benjamin Balleret.
Next tournament: Open Seat Barcelona
No. 8 seed David Ferrer won the All-Spanish thriller against No. 11 seed Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 to become the first player to advance to the quarterfinals of the Masters Series Monte Carlo.
After a quick first set for Ferrer, Ferrero started to find his powerful strokes and take the second set to a tie-break, which he won 7-5. In the final set, Ferrer continued his steady play breaking serve early and jumped to a 5-2 lead. Ferrero held saved one match point on his serve and saved one more at 5-3 but Ferrer finally prevailed 6-3 to close out the match in two hours, 22 minutes. Ferrer will now play the winner of Roger Federer and local favorite Benjamin Balleret.
Next tournament: Open Seat Barcelona
