Saturday, October 28, 2006

SEASON OVER FOR JC

According to the French press JC is out of Paris AMS for reasons unstated. Looks like we'll have to wait until 2007 to see him on the courts again.

Fabrice Santoro et Paul-Henri Mathieu ont obtenu une qualification directe pour le tableau du simple messieurs du Masters Series de Bercy qui débute lundi.

Les deux Français ont bénéficié des forfaits de l'Italien Filipo Volandri et de l'Espagnol Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Leur promotion a entraîné une nouvelle donne des wild cards qui vont désormais aux Français Arnaud Clément, Florent Serra et Marc Gicquel.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

MADRID - POST MATCH INTERVIEW

JC disappointed Madrid, 18th October

Q. Juan Carlos, what are your feelings after the match?


JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Well, a very poor sensation. He's a player that does not allow you much rest on the court. And to play against him in this indoor court has never been easy.

I don't know if I had to play a high game, a low game. I didn't know. I was quite uncomfortable.

Q. This last part of the season you have been training hard. However, things have not been smooth for you. What do you think the problem has been.

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: The last matches have been defeated on the third set. So I have not been lucky because I have been playing well lately. However, to be disqualified in the first rounds makes you lose confidence in yourself. Maybe I'm not in the best moment of my career.

Q. First of all, what are your plans, your next plans for the year? Second question, what are your goals for next year?


JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I haven't thought about next year yet. That's a very long-term perspective. This year I'll think about it tomorrow. I need to play Basilea Perez. That's what I'm going to do this year. For next year, we'll see. It's quite a ways away yet.

Q. What were your goals for this Masters? What did you want to reach?

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: In the final, I guess. Of course. Everyone wants to reach the final. My first goal was to win the first round. Then I had Federer, which was going to be a very difficult and tough match. To think about the final was too risky considering how the draw had been decided.

Q. I want to know what your mood is? You're one of the champions of this tournament and I don't know you have felt the pressure on you. Maybe you felt pressure on you because the day has been delayed. Match after match, matches have been long.

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I knew they wanted to change my match court because of the delay, but that doesn't matter right now. Of course I'm disappointed. I cannot be happy with myself.

In the first round you face a player like him that does not allow to you play your own game. My mood is low right now.

Q. I heard you were going to play the last match maybe on the Alcala Court because of the TV issue?


JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I knew they wanted to change my match of court, but I don't know anything more.

Q. The last set I thought you looked to the crowd. Were you looking for something?

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I think there's people that don't know how to behave. They're quite stupid. And those things that they're crying out, shouting out, I'd like them to tell me to my face, because I think those are stupid things they were saying.

Ouch!!

> interview (in Spanish)
> source

MADRID RESULTS

What can I say...
JC was defeated in straight sets by Robin Soderling 3-6, 2-6.

Round 2 Match Stats

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

SOME NICE THINGS ROGER SAID...

Roger Federer was asked about possibly facing JC in Madrid and he had some nice things to say ^^


Q. You could face Juan Carlos Ferrero in your next match. He's the last person you played here in Madrid in 2003. Does that have any emotional attachment for you? Do you have any thoughts on that?

ROGER FEDERER: Yeah. We had an important match back then. We were fighting for the number one position towards the end of the year. He came off a good U.S. Open. I came off a good Wimbleton. And the indoor season we knew we were at about the same strength. It was a tough match for me to lose, but he played well. I've actually always enjoyed playing against him because we came up through the juniors together. Then, like I said, we were at the same time at the very, very top.

We had some good battles. I basically turned number one in the world then against him later on at the Australian Open in '04. So that was my big match against him and I won that. I always enjoy playing former world number ones, and there's no difference with Juan Carlos. I always hope they come back to the top like Safin and Hewitt and Roddick and Ferrero belongs to that group of course.

> full interview

MADRID - ROUND 2

JC faces Swede Robin Soderling tomorrow in round 2. They've only met once earlier this year in Cincinnati with JC coming out the victor. Let's hope he can repeat that result. Vamos!!

Sunday, October 15, 2006

MADRID - MAIN DRAW

Very, very tough draw for JC (but we're getting used to it) in this tournament.
He has a bye but in the second round he faces either Olivier Rochus or Robin Soderling.
If he reaches the third round, he can face Roger Federer! Hopefully the crowd support will help him.

Good luck to JC!

>>draw(pdf)

Sunday, October 08, 2006

VIENNA - MAIN DRAW

Tough draw for JC (again). He's been placed in Andy Roddick's quarter and faces Jurgen Melzer in the first round. JC leads their head-to-head 3-0 but Melzer is having a fantastic indoor season and is playing the final in Metz this week.

Best of luck JC!


(1) Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) - Agustin Calleri (ARG)
Alessio di Mauro (ITA) - Florian Mayer (GER)
Qualifier - Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)
Qualifier - (8) Novak Djokovic (SCG)

(4) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) - Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP)
(WC) Stefan Koubek (AUT) - Denis Gremelmayr (GER)
Dominik Hrbaty - Qualifier
(WC) Martin Fischer (AUT) - (6) Tommy Haas (GER)

(7) Juan-Carlos Ferrero (ESP) - Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
Xavier Malisse (BEL) - Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) - Qualifier
Jose Acasuso (ARG) - (3) Andy Roddick (USA)

(5) Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Gilles Simon (FRA)
Carlos Moya (ESP) - Nicolas Almagro (ESP)
(WC) Rainer Eitzinger (AUT) - Oliver Marach (AUT)
Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) - (2) David Nalbandian (ARG)

> draw (pdf)

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

METZ RESULTS

From the ATP site: Second-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero crashed out in the first round of an ATP event for the second time in as many weeks as the No.4 Spaniard lost to local Julien Benneteau 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(7) in two hours and 12 minutes.

JC's next tournament will be Vienna (Oct 9-15).

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

OPEN de MOSELLE - Order of Play for Tuesday

JC is playing the first match of the night session. Best of luck ^^

CENTRE COURT - Matches Start At: 11:00 AM

1. Dominik HRBATY (SVK) vs Cyril SAULNIER (FRA)
2. Nicolas MAHUT (FRA) vs Novak DJOKOVIC (SCG)
3. Fabrice SANTORO (FRA) vs Paul-Henri MATHIEU (FRA)
4. Arnaud CLEMENT (FRA)/Sebastien GROSJEAN (FRA) vs Marc GICQUEL (FRA)/Florent SERRA (FRA)

NOT BEFORE 6:00 PM

5. Julien BENNETEAU (FRA) vs Juan Carlos FERRERO (ESP)
6. Richard GASQUET (FRA) vs Sergiy STAKHOVSKY (UKR)
7. Julien BENNETEAU (FRA)/Nicolas MAHUT (FRA) vs Martin DAMM (CZE)/Cyril SUK (CZE)

Sunday, October 01, 2006

METZ - Main Draw

As most of you already know JC has been granted a wildcard for the Open de Moselle in Metz, France this week. He has been given the #2 seed and faces Frenchman Julien Benneteau in the first round.

(1)Ferrer vs. Gicquel
Sanguinetti vs. Garcia-Lopez
Santoro vs. Mathieu
Serra vs. (8)Soderling

(4)Youzhny vs. Safin
Melzer vs. Montanes
Fish vs. Q
Ramirez Hidalgo vs. (7)Verdasco

(6)Hrbaty vs. Q
Patience vs. Q
Bracciali vs. Kohlschreiber
Mahut vs. (3)Djokovic

(5)Gasquet vs. Q
Malisse vs. Clement
Mayer vs. Grosjean
Benneteau vs. (2)Ferrero

ETA: Main Draw (pdf)