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Post by Francine on Mar 22, 2004 7:04:46 GMT -5
Rubin, Ferrero latest to withdrawBy Charles Bricker Staff Writer Posted March 22 2004 KEY BISCAYNE · The Nasdaq-100 Open lost its fifth top-10 woman plus French Open winner Juan Carlos Ferrero on a Sunday that saw five more names erased from the tournament draw. Chanda Rubin, runner-up in 1996 and in the semifinals here a year ago, pulled out of the tournament with a knee injury she has been nursing since February. Later in the day, Ferrero, No. 2 in the world behind Roger Federer, was officially declared out with the chicken pox he contracted a week and a half ago, before the tournament at Indian Wells. Ferrero was leading No. 3 Andy Roddick of Boca Raton by 125 points in the ATP rankings going into Indian Wells, but even if Roddick can't overtake him, and he probably won't when the new rankings come out today, he'll bump up to the No. 2 seed. That means if he faces Federer in what would be advertised as another blockbuster match, it would only be in the Nasdaq final. (...) www.sun-sentinel.com
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Post by Francine on Apr 19, 2004 5:06:57 GMT -5
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 25, 2004 20:17:34 GMT -5
Nice Juanqui: Ferrero donates winnings from the Open de la Comunidad Valenciana to the Foundation for Victims of the 3-11 Terrorist Attack The Valencian tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero has decided to donate the entire sum of money he obtained by his participation in the II Open de Tenis de la Comunidad Valenciana to the Foundation for Victims of the 3-11 Terrorist Attack. Ferrero, who fell in semifinals at the hands of Fernando Verdasco, the eventual winner of II Open de Tenis de la Comunidad Valenciana, has donated to the institution the 18,800 euros that was awarded to him for reaching the semifinals.
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Post by RogiFan on Apr 25, 2004 20:23:26 GMT -5
Guille has respect for Juanqui: Defending French Open champion Ferrero was a first-round loser in Monte Carlo, but Coria expects him to bounce back at Roland Garros. "He did not have a good result here but Juan Carlos is a player for whom I have a great deal of respect," he said.
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Post by Maggie on Apr 27, 2004 12:00:16 GMT -5
You know, Guille is a really humble man and I hate it when some Argentines call him (despectively) "Vietnamita"... Anyway, JC deserves such a comment, because he's always a player to have respect for.... I hope he's back for RG...I mean, he's out for a couple of weeks probably...
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Post by Vera on Apr 29, 2004 13:32:52 GMT -5
So I have no article to post. Just there's no place to talk about Juanqui this day. Anyone hear about him, is he playing Rome or/and Hamburg? I got a feeling that he won't play Rome. Then I thought, what if he only play Hamburg but crash out again in the first round, what's he going to do to prepare for RG? Play St. Poelten maybe :red: ?
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Post by Vera on May 11, 2004 15:54:50 GMT -5
Fan-Favorite Ferrero ? www.sportsmediainc.com/tennisweek/index.cfm?func=showarticle&newsid=10921&bannerregion=Okay, I'm sure you guys already read this article somewhere else, so I don't bother posting it (bcos it's too freaking long and looks like I have to cut it to 3 or 4 posts to post it ). Just want to say, for a guy so unpopular in the US, why is these sports writer even bother to write about his lack of popularity , like if you think no one cares about him, then why would anyone cares about why no one cares about him? lol. And you know whether to take it seriously when PMac and Cliff being the main source of quote . BTW, more news on Juanqui. Good and bad news. Good news is not really from him but from his family, his sister Ana gave birth to a girl named Marta (lovely name), so he's now uncle Juan Carlos. Bad news, is from his body, seems like he's also nursing another injury besides the wrist, he has a sore rib. Arghhhhh , I almost think that he should just forget about Paris. He seriously need to get his body check out to see if there's some hidden big problem (which apparently is going to do that, have him going thru more tests). In fact, now there's rumor that Roland Garros is doubtful for Juanqui . I probably won't be too devastated if he misses RG. For one thing, it would be hard for him to get out of the first week, let alone keeping his record of SF unblemished. Then, he's frustrated enough, another early defeat in his favorite tournament isn't going to do him any good, may even damage his confident further, he won't be able to get to Paris feeling 100% anyway...
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Post by RogiFan on May 11, 2004 16:23:34 GMT -5
As tragic as it may seem, I think it w be best for Juanqui to forego RG this year and concentrate on getting 100% better... no sense going and crashing out first rd... that w be TOO much for him and us! Worse than MCarlo... my sis had this terrible feeling about him this yr and so far it has come true exc for his SF in OZ Open before my Rogi beat him... [you know, when Rogi gets beaten by Juanqui, somehow it doesn't bother me... in fact, when Costa beat Rogi last wk in Roma it didn't really bug me either -- just too bad it had to come so early in the tourney -- but people constantly ignore Costa's incredible clay results].
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Post by Vera on May 11, 2004 16:42:35 GMT -5
Almost every top player has to experience a year where they fell off the chart or some sort, no? Just make it this year for Juanqui, he can't savage it I don't think. And why worry about the ranking and whatever if he can't get himself healthy. Maybe he really should just forget about competing and rest for like 2 months in a roll without getting back on the court or something and really get his health back on track. If he falls out of top 10 and doesn't win a title this year, so what. He can't be on the top forever anyway, maybe some other can, but he can't, that won't make him any lesser in what he already achieved. (hahaha, does that almost sounds like I'm convincing myself that it is okay ).
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Post by TennisHack on May 11, 2004 17:01:40 GMT -5
Well, as I said in the other thread, I would rather him not go to Roland Garros than go and lose early. I think that would crush me I think he would be able to stay in the Top 10 for a good while even after RG comes off, tho when the USO final comes off he will drop like a stone. I want him to be healthy more than anything. Last year was obviously too much for him When he starts playing again nothing will keep him from the top of the ranks. But he can't control what happens while he doesn't play. I had not seen that TennisWeek article but I'll look at it when I get the chance.
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Post by Vera on May 11, 2004 19:03:48 GMT -5
I thought that article is so bad that I wouldn't know how to begin countering it except to laugh at the ridiculousness. But I still couldn't resist.
Particularly this one, quoted:
"He’s bashes the ball with precision," says McEnroe. "It’s hard to warm up to that."
But the Mac's brother don't have trouble warming up to the brand that Pandy plays: bashing the ball without precision. :lmao: . Pandy's serving so hard and hitting his forehand so hard that he doesn't care about placement at all.
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Post by TennisHack on May 11, 2004 20:09:46 GMT -5
LMAO!! This guy is asking PMac and Cliffy why Ferrero isn't popular in America? Give me a break! And then he says this:
Contrary to the flair of flamenco and the bravado of bull fighting, Spaniards have a counterbalancing conservative streak evident not only in their reactive style of play in tennis, but also in their politics, religion and culture. This is a deeply Catholic country that was a home of Fascism not too long ago.
What a jackass. That is especially stupid coming from an American writer, home of the new conservatism.
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Post by TennisHack on May 11, 2004 20:11:19 GMT -5
Oh, and then there's this:
Douglas Robson’s last story for Tennis Week was “InVINCEable,” profiling the remarkable re-emergence of Vince Spadea, who has reached the third round of the French Open three of the past four years.
I think that says a lot about the author of this little piece of tripe.
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Post by TennisHack on May 11, 2004 20:12:44 GMT -5
Okay, last post Not one, but 3 Spaniards vouchfor him (+ Arantxa Sanchez Vicario later in the article), and this guy is still trying to find reasons to hate? Get with the times, dear! Too bad, argues Ferrero, who refuses to change his style or pander for popularity. "I don’t really worry much about it," he says. "I have an aggressive game, hitting winners from anywhere on a court. I have a quiet personality, and I like to speak Spanish since my English is not as good. This is the way I am. Take it or leave it, but come to watch me play and you will always see me trying to win." His countrymen are quick to rush to his defense, uniformly blaming the media and the xenophobic American mind set for Ferrero’s lackluster celebrity. "I love very much the way he plays," says veteran Costa. "He looks like he’s playing with no passion. But inside of him he’s doing 100 percent." Tommy Robredo singles out the American attitude that favors showmanship over substance. "American people want an idol, making spectacular shots on the court, making a show and making great things to say, ‘Oh, look at that! ’" says Robredo. "He is not this type of guy. He’s really quiet, he goes his own way and he’s not going to do (anything) spectacular. But he’s always gonna win. It’s not the type of idol for U.S. people, but he’s a great idol in Spain for sure." Spanish No. 2 Moya, the 1998 French Open titlist, argues that it has less to do with Ferrero than with the crowded sports landscape in the U.S. Moya recalled how he attended a Miami Heat game during the NASDAQ-100 Open this year when Americans Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish were also in attendance. As they often do, the stadium flashed various celebrities on the overhead scoreboard to loud applause. But when they showed Fish’s mug, "nobody said anything," said Moya. And even reigning U.S. Open champ Roddick drew scant recognition. "I think tennis players are not very popular in the States, (it’s) not only the Spanish," Moya says.
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Post by TennisHack on May 11, 2004 20:16:34 GMT -5
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Post by Lee on May 11, 2004 22:19:26 GMT -5
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Post by Vera on May 12, 2004 0:27:09 GMT -5
Now I'm really mad after reading this. How can so much bad luck falls on poor Juanqui. During practice he fell on his right wrist that resulted in a cast, and his ribs is bruised too somehow. He can't train, had to spend time in the hospital and pull out of Hamburg, doubtful for RG. And now Hamburg wants to fine him unless he shows up in Hamburg to let the ATP doctors examine his injuries. WTF. ATP is pathetic . www.eldiadecordoba.com/edicion/deportes/deportes476449.htmAnd translation: Interminable negative gust of wind of Juan Carlos Ferrero After varicela and an injury in the wrist, the Valencian now undergoes esguince intercostal MADRID/HAMBURG. The year began dreaming about recovering number one, but when they reduce less than two weeks for Roland Garros, Juan Carlos Ferrero does not only know when its negative gust of wind will finish: by not knowing, not even he knows if he will be able to defend his title in Paris. "less it was worried two days ago, but the one of now is worse", confessed Antonio yesterday Martinez Cascales, trainer of number four of the world. After varicela of weeks ago and the injury in the wrist that made him stop to play in Hamburg, Ferrero now has "esguince intercostal" that it prevents him to train. "We wanted to train the physical aspect, but instead of éso we are in the hospital", said desolate a Cascales, that it has serious doubts that his pupil arrives in form at Paris: "he is not safe that it is there". The blow in the ribs took place the Saturday, at the same time that the injury in the wrist, of which Ferrero goes progressively improving. Ferrero trained in its academy of Villena to hours to fly to Hamburg, when training fell in the heat of. "When falling and turning the wrist, the elbow of the player struck the thorax to him, and é under produced the contusion to him in the ribs", explained Ignacio Muñoz, specialist in traumatología of the hospital House of the Health. "the normal thing is that the pain increases in first four or five days, and that later are improving. He is not safe that it arrives at Roland Garros, but we have many hopes of which it improves soon ", added Muñoz. Cascales almost takes to joke the news, advanced yesterday by the ATP, of which Ferrero will be fined not to justify its absence of Hamburg suitably. "To accept, we did not accept it, but it is not left another one...", said resigned. The ATP tried that Ferrero flew yesterday to Hamburg so that doctors of the match can certify their injury. "Ferrero tonight has time until appearing in Hamburg, otherwise it will be fined", confirmed Martin Dagahs, spokesman of the ATP in the match. The governing being of masculine tennis rejected of plane the supply done by the own Ferrero to pay the trip to Spain of two doctors designated by the ATP so that it is reviewed in his country. "That is impossible, is not originating", explained Dagahs. Other people's to a fine that will not do more than tickle in its pocket, Juan Carlos Ferrero found a little while of joy in the middle of his sport uncertainty: in the same hospital in which all type of analysis is being made to see its evolution, her sister Ana gave Monday to light to Marta, the first niece of the number one Spanish. The Ferrero family alternated thus separated joys and pains by few meters of distance. After beginning the year with promising semifinals in the Opened one of Australia, Ferrero lacked to the first round of the Glass Davis before Czech Republic. It returned to climb until the end in Rotterdam, and was key to defeat to Holland in Palma de Mallorca in April. But until it arrived there. A forceful defeat before Fernando Verdasco in the semifinals of Valencia and a fall in their debut in Montecar it are their last antecedents. While, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Guillermo Coria add triumphs and they are prepared for Roland Garros. Ferrero, impotent, does not hide its frustration. "Juan Carlos is very, very angered. Demoralized, he would say. He knows what happens in the circuit, but does not want to see no party by television ", confesses Cascales, while he waits for the end of the worse gust of wind in his race. RF, after you read this, can you tell me what is "esguince intercostal" ?
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Post by TennisHack on May 12, 2004 20:46:45 GMT -5
This is from Kat's site, about those articles:
From what I gathered using the online translators (those are real trustworthy, I know, haha), while trying to brace his fall, he hurt his ribs when his elbow jammed into them, which bruised his ribs. It's now hard for him to breathe and he has to take anti-inflammatories. As to the wrist, the doctor predicts that by Sunday, he should be able to hold a racquet again. He can't start any serious physical training yet, so his participation in Roland Garros is definitely in doubt. In addition to his injuries, he's also going to be fined by the ATP for not flying down to Hamburg so the tournament doctors can look him over. Juan Carlos instead offered to fly the doctors to Spain but the idea was shot down.
That's just a brief summary; more details in the articles. For those who don't trust what I got from the online translators (and I don't blame you), you can check out the articles below for yourself and maybe get more information out of it.
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Post by Lee on May 13, 2004 1:05:15 GMT -5
That's the stupid thing of ATP, as long as there is independent doctors exam the player to confirm injury, why they need the player goes to the tournament site to be exam.
So, even a player is half death, ATP still requires the player travelled to be exam by the tournament doctor?
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Post by TennisHack on May 13, 2004 1:11:07 GMT -5
That's the rule; to be exempt from the fine the tournament doctor has to examine you. It's to keep the players from pulling out of the events without a valid excuse. Now, why they shot down his suggestion of flying the tournament doctor to Spain, I have no idea. Presumably there is a) more than 1, or b) someone who could cover for him for one day
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Post by Lee on May 13, 2004 1:34:31 GMT -5
I understand the rule but it too rigid. Even JCF's injury was not that serious to be hospitalized, it will not be comfortable for him to fly from Spain to Germany just to be checked by tournament doctor.
I have to agree that even JCF pays for the doctor to fly to Spain, ATP has to turn this down. What if player A in one country when the doctor flew to exam him and player B in another and C in yet another one. That's why I said ATP should have independent doctors to do the examination.
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Post by TennisHack on May 13, 2004 2:23:04 GMT -5
Well, didn't he hurt himself *at* the tournament? Presumably he was there over the weekend practicing. That's what I don't understand.
Unless he wasn't there, in which case it would make perfect sense.
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Post by Lee on May 13, 2004 2:29:03 GMT -5
I believe the article said he was training in his academy just hours before his flight to Hamburg.
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Post by Vera on May 13, 2004 15:56:25 GMT -5
This is the translation in English, translated by Ana, one of the fan on Lily's site. Hope she doesn't mind me putting it here, I don't want to link it because Lily said linking is a bad thing.
When he tried to break the fall Friday in Villena, not only did he twist his wrist, but he jammed his elbow into his ribs and now has a stong pain in that area that is even making it hard for him to breathe. He couldn't begin training physically again yesterday as planned and he won't be picking up a racket again till the end of the week. Antonio Martínez Cascales: "We're not optimistic, but we'll be at RG I just don't know in what state of form."
The Dr. Ignacio Muñoz, doesn't have the right wrist immobilized anymore said Cascales. "It's better than expected." He still has it wrapped and Saturday they're doing another X-ray to see how it's progressed. Sunday he should be able to hold a racket again, but now they're more worried about the injury to the ribs that manifested 48 hours after the fall. He's still on anti inflamatory drug treatment. "He can live with the pain. It gets worse the first 4 days but then it gets less. The worse part is that we can't start serious physical training yet."
The coach from Equelite in Villena says that for JCF to be in the best conditions for Paris, "he needs 7 days of strong practice and for it go well the first two matches," but he couldn't hide his resignation with all these setbacks.
"We were less worried 2 days ago, but now it's worse," confessed Cascales Now he has an injury in the ribs that won't let him practice.
"We wanted to train physically, but instead we're in the hospital," said a disheartened Cascales who has serious doubts about whether his pupil will arrive at Paris in form. "It's not sure that he'll be there."
The injury occured Saturday [other article says Friday, don't know which is correct] at the same time as the wrist injury, of which he is doing much better.
"In falling, the elbow hit his torso, and that caused a bruise in the ribs," explained Ignacio Muñoz, the specialist in trauma a the hopital Casa de la Salud.
"It's normal for the pain to get worse in the first 4-5 days and then it gets better. It's not for sure that he'll make RG, but we're hopefull that he'll get better soon," added Muñoz.
Cascales almost took the news from the ATP yesterday as a joke, that Ferrero will be fined for not adequately justifying his absence from Hamburg. "We don't accept it, but there's nothing we can do...", he said resigned.
The ATP wanted Ferrero to fly to Hamburg yesterday so the tournament Drs could confirm his injury. "Ferrero has until tonight to appear in Hamburg, otherwise he'll be fined," confirmed Martin Dagahs, speaker for the ATP at the tournament.
The ATP speaker refused the offer made by Ferrero himself to pay to fly in two drs designated by the ATP so he could be examined in Spain. "That's impossible, it's not reasonable," explained Dagahs.
Far from the fine that will make but a dent in his pocket, JCF found a bit of joy, among his sporting troubles, in the same hospital where he's being treated and tested, in his sister who Monday gave birth to Marta, the Spanish number one's first neice.
While Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Guillermo Coria sum victories as they prepare for RG. Ferrero unable to do anything, doesn't hide his grief. "Juan Carlos is very upset. Demoralized, I'd say. He knows what's going on in the curcuit, but he doesn't want to see any matches on TV," confessed Cascales, as he waits for an end to the worst streak of his carreer.
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Post by RogiFan on May 13, 2004 16:02:44 GMT -5
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Post by Vera on May 13, 2004 16:13:54 GMT -5
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Post by RogiFan on May 13, 2004 16:18:17 GMT -5
I think Antonio is equally disheartened, so are his fans. Yeah, Vera, that smilie is better to express our feelings: <it has that "cute" element to it, just like Juanqui...
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Post by TennisHack on May 13, 2004 17:33:27 GMT -5
Aww, poor Juanqui I wish he didn't feel so horrible. And people say he shows no emotion . . .
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Post by Francine on May 14, 2004 2:50:30 GMT -5
As expected, just don't know if it's smart thing to do if he's not fully recovered.
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Post by Kiro on May 15, 2004 2:23:53 GMT -5
From Europa Express and Yahoo Espana. In Spanish: www.europapress.es/europa2003/noticia.aspx?cod=20040514135421&tabID=1Tenis.- Ferrero: "No tengo por qué bajar el listón en París"MADRID, 14 May. (EUROPA PRESS) - Juan Carlos Ferrero se muestra ambicioso y optimista de cara al próximo Roland Garros, torneo en el que defenderá el título conquistado la temporada pasada, a pesar de los percances físicos que padece en la presente temporada que le mantienen alejado de las pistas desde el pasado torneo de Montecarlo. "París siempre ha sido un escenario que se me dió bien. No tengo por qué bajar el listón. Las aspiraciones volverán a ser las máximas", comentó el tenista de Onteniente durante la presentación del Smash Court Tennis Pro, el nuevo juego de la Play Station donde el valenciano es la imagen oficial. Ferrero se lamentó de los problemas físicos que se han convertido en una tónica este año y que sólo le han permitido disputar seis torneos. "Llevo un año con bastantes percances físicos, pero me estoy recuperando bastante bien de los últimos y espero entrenar fuerte la semana que viene y de cara a Roland Garros estar bastante bien", apuntó. "Toda la temporada estoy jugando contrarreloj, porque cuando parece que estoy a punto me pasa otra cosa nueva. Estoy acostumbrado, siempre los jugadores tenemos algún tipo de dolor. Espero llegar bien a París y en caso contrario acoplarme a lo que haya", añadió el valenciano que ha solicitado a los organizadores de Roland Garros arrancar su andadura en el torneo parisino el martes para ganar un día más. El último problema para el de Onteniente llegó el pasado sábado cuando una caída en uno de los últimos entrenamientos en Villena, esta semana tenía previsto disputar el Masters Series de Hamburgo, le lastimó la muñeca derecha y le provocó una contusión intercostal. "La muñeca está marchando mejor que el problema de la costilla, que son más dolorosas. Pero me han dicho que tengo que soportar un poco las molestias y seguir entrenando", explicó sobre el estado de sus dolencias.
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