[Sillaycheg]

ORDER OF PLAY - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2008

PISTA CENTRAL start 2:30 pm
Main Draw - J Monaco (ARG) vs R Stepanek (CZE)
Main Draw - N Kiefer (GER) vs E Gulbis (LAT)
PISTA ALCALA start 12:00 noon
Qualifying - O Rochus (BEL) vs G Canas (ARG) Not Before 1:30 PM
Qualifying - I Ljubicic (CRO) vs M Granollers (ESP)
Qualifying - S Bolelli (ITA) vs S Darcis (BEL)

PISTA CIBELES start 12:00 noon
Qualifying - J Benneteau (FRA) vs V Hanescu (ROU)
Qualifying - J Acasuso (ARG) vs F Serra (FRA)
Qualifying - R Ginepri (USA) vs E Schwank (ARG)

[Nglvayhp]

Ajde, Ginepri!

I found this Spanish video on youtube, which shows some clips of players (Rafa, Roger, etc.) practicing and discusses the Ferrero WC incident. Can some Spanish speaker please translate it? Thanks!
Madrid practices and Ferrero

[Spisivavona]

By the way, Montanes got the last WC because Moya qualified for the Main Draw and Ferrero refused to enter

[abubycera]

By the way, Montanes got the last WC because Moya qualified for the Main Draw and Ferrero refused to enter

So first the organizers refuse to give him a WC, then Ferrero refuses to accept it??? That just doesn't make sense to me? Can anybody clarify why JCF refuses to play in the biggest tournament in his country?

[Nglvayhp]

So first the organizers refuse to give him a WC, then Ferrero refuses to accept it??? That just doesn't make sense to me? Can anybody clarify why JCF refuses to play in the biggest tournament in his country?

That is what I was hoping was addressed in the above video (other than clarifying Nole's preference of girls). Can somebody please tell us what JCF is saying there?

[Spisivavona]

That is what I was hoping was addressed in the above video (other than clarifying Nole's preference of girls). Can somebody please tell us what JCF is saying there?

It was kind of hard to hear because they kept switching between Juanqui and Manolo Santana mid-sentence but he said that they called him this morning (but he emphasized Santana didn't call him personally) and said he could enter, but it was too late. This morning was the last chance to enter, according to Santana.

[Nglvayhp]

It was kind of hard to hear because they kept switching between Juanqui and Manolo Santana mid-sentence but he said that they called him this morning (but he emphasized Santana didn't call him personally) and said he could enter, but it was too late. This morning was the last chance to enter, according to Santana.

Thanks, mmmm8!

I guess Ferrero's rejection of the WC might be because of pride and irritation at how quickly everybody forgets that he was a former #1 and champion here. Anyways, I think Santana should have found a way to get JCF to enter.

[Nglvayhp]

By the way, Gulbis just beat Kiefer 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in the first round

And in qualies, Ginepri won again today, beating Schwank. He beat top-seeded Tipsarevic in 3 sets yesterday. Also, Canas and Ljubicic lost. What a disappointing year for both of them.

[Spisivavona]

Canas lost to Oli Rochus of all people. Couldn't he have saved the magic for Ryler DeHeart?

[ZesePreodaNed]

Canas and Ljubicic are just getting old. Oli too...