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Australian Open: Ferrer d. Ferrero 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-1

kat — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:17:25 +0000

Austrlaian Open
21 January 2008
D. Ferrer/J. C. FERRERO 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
An interview with: JUAN CARLOS FERRERO

Q. It was a big match. Did you expect it to be that difficult?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Always play against David is difficult. He doesn’t do a lot of mistakes in the court. Physically he’s very complete, so is very difficult to win against him the points. You know, you have to fight all the time. I knew before the match that it’s going to be difficult.

Q. Do you think the fact you know each other so well made the match so close?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Yeah and no. I don’t know. I don’t know. I think we both play good level, so it’s the reason it was everything close.
Q. You know his style of play very well. He knows your style of play very well. Do you think you were anticipating or knew what to expect from each other too much?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Sometimes yes, but I think is not the key of the match to win or lose.

Q. How do you think your game was out there today? How do you think you’ll progress in the tournament?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I think I played a good match today. I didn’t serve as the other days, but the rest I think I played a solid match.

Q. Do you think he’ll have plenty of time to recover for his next match?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Of course, yes. It’s 24 hours. More than 24 hours. He will be fit again for sure.

Q. Looks like it’s going to be Novak. How do you think he’ll go against him?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Every match they play was close. I think the two times they played Novak won the match. I don’t know. David is playing good tennis. I give him some chance to win.

Australian Open: Ferrero d. Nalbandian 6-1 6-2 6-3

kat — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:19:00 +0000

Austrlaian Open
20 January 2008
J. C. FERRERO/D. Nalbandian 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
An interview with: JUAN CARLOS FERRERO

Q. When was the last time you played so well?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Well, I came playing this well since — you know, last year at the end I play good matches. You know, last week in Auckland I played also I think a good level. But, you know, anyway, I’m improving. When you play matches against like the top players like today, you know, you want to make your best. And I think I did it very well.

Q. What did you like about your game today?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: My serve, and also I think I reach all the opportunities that he gave me, breakpoints and set points. I play very aggressive all the time and I didn’t miss it. You know, it’s completely happy about it.
Q. Do you think last year’s winning one set against Federer at Wimbledon was a turning point for you?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: No, no, no, no, no. No, I had a lot of battles against Federer. I won sometimes and I lose more times than I win. But, anyway, you know, that match was special to play in Wimbledon against him and I won a set. But I play good, so was one more match for me.

Q. Domachowska has won and will play Venus Williams. Are you voting for her? Do you give her any advice? Is it nice for you to see her doing well?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Of course, it’s very nice to see her winning because she was practicing at my academy. I know her very well. So I’m really happy because she’s winning. Last year, she miss a lot in the rankings, so she’s coming back.

Q. When was the last time you played that well?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: I’m playing good tennis since, I don’t know, two months, something like this. I practice so hard in December. Last week I played good. At the end of the last year I played good matches against top players. I came playing well. But also the final of last week give me a lot of confidence to came here and try to play at the same level. I think I’m doing like this.

Q. Did you change anything over your break that you normally have?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Not really. Not really. I was trying the same. But maybe I was trying to be as aggressive as I was before when I was No. 1 or reaching my best results. So right now I’m trying to go to the court and be very aggressive all the time, be more aggressive than maybe the other guy. So that is giving me good results.

Q. Did you watch Roger Federer last night?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: A little bit, yeah.

Q. What did you make of that?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: You know, I think Tipsarevic, he reach amazing level. He played really good. And Federer maybe, you know, he was a little bit surprised when maybe he was two sets to one down. So he realized that he has to win in the fifth if he wants to win. So, you know, he didn’t play I think his best. But, anyway, he won.

Q. What about your next match against your compatriot?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: It’s going to be a special match. We know each other. We live in the same place. So we practice a lot of times together. We are so good friends. So tomorrow is going to be very special. You know, we’ll see what’s happen.

Q. Is he one of the fittest players around?
JUAN CARLOS FERRERO: Yeah, of course, it is. He’s playing so good tennis. He’s so fit. He likes to play like this. He’s with a lot of confidence since last year. He reach the final in Masters. It’s going to be tough.

Ferrero At Home on Hard Court

kat — Sun, 19 Jan 2003 12:47:38 +0000

Spaniard charges into quarterfinals
from the official ATP website
19 January 2003

Juan Carlos Ferrero is making up for his lost opportunity in Melbourne last year by winning through to the Australian Open quarterfinals Sunday. Ferrero, who turns 23 next month, stopped dead in its tracks the charge of 18-year-old Mario Ancic with a brutal 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 victory over the Croat.

It is the first time Ferrero has passed the fourth round of a Grand Slam other than at his beloved Roland Garros, where last year he was the beaten finalist and a semifinalist the two years before that. Ferrero missed the Australian Open last year through injury.
Ferrero finished the ATP Champions Race 2002 in fourth position and inside the Top 5 for the second consecutive year. He continued to shed the tag of “clay court specialist” last season by winning 22 of 34 matches on hard court, winning the Hong Kong title on hard court, and by pushing Lleyton Hewitt to five sets in the final of Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai on hard court.

Ferrero is 8-1 on hard courts this year, having reached the Sydney final last week.

“I know it’s the first time I’ve made the quarterfinals outside Roland Garros,” he said. “I think I’ve been playing well on hard courts and I’ve kept improving, and I thought the results would come. I know I can play very well here.”

Ferrero next meets the winner of Wayne Ferreira and Sargis Sargsian.

Ferrero’s walk on the wild side

kat — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 06:47:51 +0000

16 January, 2003

Juan Carlos Ferrero took a walk on the wild side, touring Melbourne Zoo on a day off from his tennis duties.

Spaniard Ferrero, who’s cruised into the third-round of the Australian Open with the loss of just 23 games, took time out to check out some of Australia’s most famous native animals during his day trip.

Some sunbathing koalas and a posse of hungry ‘roos were big favorites with the No.4 seed, who also took the opportunity to pet a friendly wombat during his visit.

There will be no monkey business for Ferrero on Day Five of Australian Open 2003, however. He faces wily Frenchman Fabrice Santoro, the tournament’s No.28 seed.