ARTICLE GAUDIO OUSTS FERRERO
Gaston Gaudio won the battle of the former French Open champions against Juan Carlos Ferrero on Friday.
Gaudio, who lifted the trophy in 2004, won three closely-contested sets to post a 7-5 7-5 7-6 (9/7) victory.
Ferrero had a chance to win each set but was left to rue his missed opportunites as Gaudio progressed to the fourth round.
Ferrero, the winner here in 2003, served for both of the opening two sets but allowed Gaudio to hit back.
The Spaniard was 5-3 up in the first set before losing four straight games and led 5-2 in the second before a run of five consecutive games from Gaudio.
The third went to a tie-break in which Ferrero saved three match points before holding set point of his own at 7-6.
However, Gaudio reeled off the next three points to keep his hopes of a second Roland Garros crown alive.
"The key was that Gaudio won the last two sets when I should have won them," Ferrero admitted.
"He was better in the decisive points. I think the match would have taken a completely different turn had I won the first or even the second set because physically, I felt strong."
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Gaston Gaudio won the battle of the former French Open champions against Juan Carlos Ferrero on Friday.Gaudio, who lifted the trophy in 2004, won three closely-contested sets to post a 7-5 7-5 7-6 (9/7) victory.
Ferrero had a chance to win each set but was left to rue his missed opportunites as Gaudio progressed to the fourth round.
Ferrero, the winner here in 2003, served for both of the opening two sets but allowed Gaudio to hit back.
The Spaniard was 5-3 up in the first set before losing four straight games and led 5-2 in the second before a run of five consecutive games from Gaudio.
The third went to a tie-break in which Ferrero saved three match points before holding set point of his own at 7-6.
However, Gaudio reeled off the next three points to keep his hopes of a second Roland Garros crown alive.
"The key was that Gaudio won the last two sets when I should have won them," Ferrero admitted.
"He was better in the decisive points. I think the match would have taken a completely different turn had I won the first or even the second set because physically, I felt strong."
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