JCF’s blog post from 17th February

Hey guys, I play second round against Marcel Granollers, second match after 1.45. I already have practiced today and you can not imagine how hot it is here, it is crazy today!!

I played a great match last night, I felt faster than usual and I had good sensations during the match. I played a serius match with few mistakes from the baseline and high percentage of first serves, using very well my out-wide spin serve. I hope I can feel the same way during my match tomorrow, but it will hard with this hot….I need to be ready!

Sorry but I need to go now, Im going to rest to the hotel. Be aware that it is three hours less than back in Spain (Europe)
J.C

Chicos/as, mañana juego segundo partido de la 1.45 contra Marcel Granollers en segunda ronda. Hoy en entrenado y el calor que esta haciendo es una locura. Anoche jugue un buen partido, me note rapido y con buenas sensaciones. Jugue un partido serio y con pocos errores desde el fondo de la pista. y con un alto porcentage de primeros saques y usando muy bien el saque abierto liftado. Espero mañana estar tambien con buenas sensaciones, pero sera duro con este calor….hay que estar preparado. Un abrazo a todos, os dejo que voy al hotel a descansar. Tener en cuenta que son 3 horas menos que en España. J.C

First of all, congratulations to Celia – the winner of JCF’s 2009 calendar! A huge thank you to everyone who entered!!
Some results from last week:
rd 1: d. Albert Montanes 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2
rd 2: d. Brian Dabul 6-1 6-2
QF: lost to Thomaz Bellucci 6-7(5) 6-1 3-6
Considering he had injury doubts coming into this tournament, a couple of wins is a good sign! Let’s hope he can improve this week in Buenos Aires. His 1st round opponent is Agustin Calleri.
See inside for the full draw!
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JCF’s blog post from 15th February, with photos!

I arrived to Buenos Aires yesterday night. Im in the hotel right now. I will go to the club in a little bit to practice with David Marreo. I have another court this afternoon to do some exercises with my coach as well. Yesterday I only did some conditioning training with my coach after having a day off (after the quarters match I played against Bellucci. I had so many chances to win that match but he fired up and ended up with the victory. The crowd helped him a lot. I was a little pissed after the match because I had many opportunities to win and also because I felt good during the match. However, I have to realize that I didnt know at the beginning of the tournament if I was even going to be able to play, and I ended up playing 3 complete matches. I have now to keep getting more and more confidence on my game and try to have a good tournament here too. I play first round against Calleri so once again I will have the crowd against me The order of play is not out yet so I dont know if I will play tomorrow or Tuesday. I will keep you updated ok. Regards from Buenos Aires. Here are some pictures from this tour..I hope you enjoy them!
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JCF’s blog post from 12th February!

Hello everyone, today is my 29th birthday and I wanted to thank you for all your support on this special day. There is everytime more and more people from everywhere in the world signing up in our blog and this makes me so happy and Im tremendously thankful to all of you. About my match against Dabul…it was easier than I thought. The conditions of the courts were terrible and it was very difficult to move well (I ran to get one ball and I felt down at the end of the first set and we had to stop the match for about 15 minute). Today I play quarters against Bellucci (BRA). He is left handed and he has a agressive forehand and serve. I hope we can all celebrate my birthday with a victory today.

Regards from Brasil
J.C

Hola a todos, hoy cumplo nada mas y nada menos que 29 anos y queria sobre todo agredeceros todo vuestro apoyo en un dia tan especial. Cada vez son mas los amigos y amigas que se meten en el blog desde todas las partes del mundo y de verdad que estoy muy agradecido. En cuanto al partido de ayer, fue un partido mas facil de lo esperado. No conocia a Dabul y entre muy centrado por lo que pudiera pasar. Las condiciones de la pista eran terribles y se hacia muy dificil moverse ya que resvalaba demasiado (hasta el punto que tuve una caida algo aparatosa que hizo que parasemos el partido unos 15 minutos). Hoy juego contra Thomas Bellucci (BRA). Es zurdo y tiene un juego agresivo sobre todo con su derecha y su servicio. Espero que todos podamos celebrar mi cumpleanos con una victoria. Un abrazo J.C

Same banner – different layout!

I hope you like our new look. We’re opening slightly earlier to celebrate JCF’s 29th birthday (!!) and also this site’s 7th birthday. (!!!) I had wanted to convert this site to Wordpress for a while now and finally got around to it! A lot of the old stuff is not here yet, since they have to be converted manually I can only do so much! Let me know if something doesn’t work. ^^

A reminder – our first competition is closing on Thursday!

We’re giving away a signed copy of the 2009 JCF calendar (as mentioned here), if you would like to win it – simply send an email to juanqui.net@gmail.com with your name & where you’re from (e.g. city, country). A winner will be randomly selected on 12th February 2009!

**Please note: if you win you will have to provide me with a postal address, if you’re not comfortable with this, don’t enter!**

Here as come the Brazilian tournament. Though not very spicy, the draws offers a tricky first tour to unseeded JC, against compatriot Montanes, seeded 3. Going through would be a nice promise.
See the whole draw inside….
You can watch JC match live, scheduled at 7pm GMT on the streaming of the tournament website (thanks Guus)
And good luck JC.
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