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  • Preview David Nalbandian (10) vs Juan Carlos Ferrero (21)

    1/18/08 11:07 PM | Cheryl Murray
    - This is one of the more tantalizing of the third round matches that has different endings of 2007 but this match-up is the most interesting in this quarter.

    Argentine David Nalbandian is considered a serious contender for the title, having beaten Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the end of the 2007 season. He comes into this tournament with momentum and confidence - and for the first time in several years, expectations.

    Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero has gone without a title since 2003, but he should not dismissed lightly. He made the finals of the tournament in Auckland just before the Australian Open began, and will have a measure of confidence himself.

    The surface will be an advantage to Nalbandian; he is a superb baseliner, and the relative slowness of the court coupled with the low bounce can only enhance his game. With the kind of pace that Nalbandian can generate on his groundstrokes, Ferrero will need to be careful not to mistime too many balls.

    Nalbandian had the more difficult second round match, but that shouldn't be a huge factor, as it is early still in the tournament. Good play from Ferrero may win him a set, but in the end I don't think it'll be enough. Nalbandian in 4.

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JCF in 5, you heard it here first (of course this is taking into account the hope that Nalbandian is not 100 percent physically)

RickyDimon , 1/19/08 12:42 AM


Nalbandian 6-4 in the fifth, after being down 2-1 in set. That is a fact!

JagVet , 1/19/08 1:02 AM


Well....we'll see, I suppose. We're talking about the guy who beat Federer, Nadal AND Djokovic. TWICE. In back to back tournaments just a few months ago. No way JCF beats him.

cherylmurray , 1/19/08 5:01 PM



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