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take the title.
The year would continue to Open. Losing in the second
round at the event meant Madrid in 2003. He also
was a member of Davis
be a special one for the
Spaniard as he proved his that something was
seriously wrong with the Cup-winning Spanish
squads in 2000, 2004 and
prowess on other surfaces
and conditions too. At the Spaniard. 2009.
US Open in September that As he got older, he got Ferrero is still involved in
year, Ferrero reached the
final by beating Andre wiser too. In 2008, Ferrero
dealt Nadal a rare clay the sport at the academy
level, as well as through
Agassi in the semis and
despite being outplayed court defeat winning the
match 7-5,6-1, in a the tournament in Valencia
and his foundation, La
Andy Roddick in that final,
Ferrero became the 21stman
to reach that spot. The then
23 year-old would stay on
that perch for eight weeks
before he would be unseated tournament that Nadal has
literally owned - the Rome
Masters. Ferrero also won
four Masters Series titles,
winning on clay in Rome in
2001, and Monte Carlo in Fundación de la
Comunidad Valenciana
Juan Carlos Ferrero, which
promotes sports for youth
in and around Valencia.
by the American again. 2002 and 2003, as well as
on the indoor hardcourts of
In what was supposed to be
a where he would continue
to realise his dreams, turned
out to be a nightmare for the
Spaniard. After a decent
start to the year, where he
reached the semis of the
Aussie Open, Ferrero fell
prey to chicken pox in
March, when it started to fall
apart for him. After a first
round loss in April at Monte-
Carlo, Ferrero needed
another month of rest and
recuperation. At a practise
session, Ferrero fell and
injured his right wrist along
with his ribs which meant
that an under-prepared
Ferrero entered the French