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Page 1 2005 Entre Los Diez Primeros Nadal Necesitó Cuatro Sets Para . LA VANGUARDIA LUNES, 18 ABRIL 2005 match 21 Godó2005 Primer gran triunfo del joven español en Montecarlo que venció en la final al defensor del título, Guillermo Coria, y aparece en el Open Seat-Godó como octavo favorito Nadal llega como maestro Individuales PRIMERA SEGUNDA RONDA RONDA 1 Marat Safin (Rus) bye Marat Safin José Acasuso (Arg) WC Fernando Vicente Q S. Wawrinka (Sui) G. García-López Kenneth Carlsen (Din) WC P. Srichaphan (Tai) 11 Radek Stepanek (Che) Irakli Labadze (Geo) WC Galo Blanco Santiago Ventura Wayne Arthurs (Aus) Q Rubén Ramírez bye Guillermo Cañas 5 Guillermo Cañas (Arg) 4 Guillermo Coria (Arg) bye Guillermo Coria Cyril Saulnier (Fra) Peter Wessels (Hol) Rafael Nadal abre sus brazos sobre la tierra de Montecarlo para recibir el primer baño de gloria en un torneo de los importantes AP Agustín Calleri (Arg) Q Gael Monfils (Fra) partido cambió. De no tener ningún golpe gana- Albert Portas Dagoberto Escorcia Barcelona Q dor durante los primeros cuatro juegos pasó a 14 J. Ignacio Chela (Arg) afael Nadal paseará hoy por los Entre los diez primeros encontrarlos. De fallar casi todo, pasó a meterlo 10 Dominik Hrbaty (Esq) pasillos del RCT Barcelona como Nadal necesitó cuatro sets casi todo. De sentir que Coria parecía invenci- Jerome Haehnel (Fra) no se había paseado nunca. Como ble, porque necesitaba dos golpes ganadores pa- un campeón y como un top ten .Y para ganar su primer Masters ra sumar un punto, y porque el argentino lo Potito Starace (Ita) no vencedor de un torneo cualquie- Series y colocarse entre los hacía todo bien, pasó a ver que le podía ganar. Q Teimuraz Gabashvili (Rus) ra, sino de un Masters Series, y del diez mejores del mundo: Encadenó cinco juegos seguidos para darle la WC Marc López Rde Montecarlo, y no después de vencer en la final vuelta al marcador y ponerse con un set por Gilles Muller (Lux) a un don nadie, sino a uno de los mejores de la “Agradezco a Mónaco que delante, con un winner más que su rival (12/11) y bye Rafael Nadal tierra, el argentino Guillermo Coria, al que des- con ocho errores no forzados menos que Coria Rafael Nadal tronó por 6-3, 6-1, 0-6 y 7-5, tras 3 horas y 9 minu- organizara el torneo porque (13/21), que había querido parar el partido apro- 8 tos de juego intenso y espectacular. Nadal estre- esta ha sido una semana vechando unas gotas de lluvia que caían. nará su primer gran título en el Open Seat-Tro- Nadal jugó profundo y tuvo que arriesgar difícil para todos”, fue el 7 N. Davidenko (Rus) feo Conde de Godó que comienza hoy con una más, pero, sobre todo, necesitó correr todos los bye N. Davidenko participación en la que están los mejores de la pésame del español a los golpes, intentar llegar a todas las magníficas tierra batida, y en el que figura como octavo monegascos llegadas que practica Coria. El partido ganó mu- Q F. Forgués favorito. cho. Nadal fue diezmando la resistencia de Co- C. Rochus (Bel) Esta será la segunda vez que Nadal aparezca ria, que llevaba once partidos sin perder en Mon- Xavier Malisse (Bel) por las pistas del Tenis Barcelona en el torneo de tecarlo. El más fuerte aparecía más débil. Y el P. Kohlschreiber (Ale) mayor solera del tenis de este país. La primera menos fuerte crecía más. Nadal logró el segundo vez era todavía un júnior. Fue en el 2003, apenas set tras romper en tres ocasiones el saque de su Stefan Koubek (Aut) tenía 16 años, y si ahora todavía tiene cara de adversario. Se sintió ganador. Y perdió el terce- 9 T. Johansson (Sue) niño, entonces se confundía entre los recogepelo- ro sin apenas enterarse. Coria no le perdonó una 16 Igor Andreev (Rus) tas del torneo. Entonces debutó con un triunfo y le endosó un 6-0. Juan Mónaco (Arg) inobjetable sobre el costarricense Juan Antonio Entonces seguro que por la mente del mana- Max Mirnyi (Bie) Marín, y fue despedido en la segunda ronda por corí pasó el flash de la película de Miami. Y Albert Costa Àlex Corretja, que entonces ya le vio los dientes apretó los puños. No podía dejar escapar esta al niño de Manacor. Perdió en tres sets. Pero ocasión. Recuperó la concentración y frenó la Hyung-Taik Lee (Cor) mostró desparpajo y enseñó lo que un día como reacción de Coria. Pronto encadenó una ventaja Q Jarko Nieminen (Fin) ayer llegaría. Un día iba a ser campeón. En Bar- de 3-0 y 4-1, gracias a defenderse con rabia y a bye Carlos Moyà celona debutará seguramente el próximo miér- atacar con más cabeza. Ahora sí que parecía que 3 Carlos Moyà coles y lo hará contra el ganador del Marc López- Coria estaba entregado y que Nadal saborearía Partidos de hoy 6 Tommy Robredo Gilles Muller. su primer Masters Series. Pero no. El argentino bye Tommy Robredo La victoria de Nadal en un Masters Series Pista central A partir de las 10.30 h volvió a encontrar el toque haciendo un último estaba anunciada. Había llegado a su segunda esfuerzo tras salvar tres bolas para un 5-2. Y. El Aynaoui (Mar) Stefan Koubek - Thomas Johansson Alberto Martín final consecutiva de esta categoría. La primera, Max Mirnyi - Albert Costa El partido entró en su recta final con ambos sobre la superficie rápida de Miami, la había Nicolás Almagro - Feliciano López jugando con precipitación. Nadal tenía prisa por Albert Montañés perdido con el número uno del mundo, Roger Kenneth Carlsen - Paradorn Srichaphan ganar. Coria por igualar la contienda. Del 4-1 se J. Carlos Ferrero Federer, después de ir por delante en el marca- pasó al 4-4. Pero a la segunda pelota de partido y Verdasco / Almagro - Montañés / Pérez Nicolás Almagro dor dos sets a cero. De eso hacia sólo unas sema- de título, Nadal encontró lo que buscaba. Revol- Feliciano López nas. Pero esta vez la final era sobre la pista Pista 1 A partir de las 10.30 h carse en la tierra de Montecarlo. Abrir sus bra- 12 preferida de Nadal, pero delante tenía a Coria, Xavier Malisse - Philip Kohlschreiber zos y arrodillarse en una pista que será inolvida- 13 David Ferrer defensor del título y uno de los tres mejores del Igor Andreev - Juan Mónaco ble. Después Nadal también demostró su mayo- F. Verdasco mundo sobre tierra. Fèlix Mantilla - Michael Llodra ría de edad: “Agradezco a Mónaco que organiza- WC Andrew Murray (GBR) José Acasuso - Fernando Vicente ra el torneo porque esta ha sido una semana Jan Hernych (Che) Con sudor y sufrimiento Arnold / Hood - Andreev / Davidenko difícil para todos”, y el público respondió con Fèlix Mantilla Nadal había tenido una semifinal muy difícil Pista 3 A partir de las 10.30 h aplausos por el pésame tan especial que recibían Michael Llodra (Fra) ante el joven francés Rochard Gasquet. Incluso Cyril Saulnier - Peter Wessels por la muerte del princípe Rainiero. había estado a punto de perder. Pero remontó el El triunfo de Nadal sobre Coria concede al bye Dominik Hrbaty - Jerome Haehnel Gastón Gaudio (Arg) Gastón Gaudio primer set y sudó. Ayer también le tocó sudar, y Potito Starace - Teimuraz Gabashvili Open Seat-Trofeo Godó un toque todavía más 2 sufrir, y agarrarse a la pista como se agarran los Stanislas Wawrinka - Guillermo García López competitivo. Tener a cuatro campeones de Ro- que ambicionan llegar lejos. Comenzó con un land Garros en el cuadro (Albert Costa, Carlos Q Clasificado de la fase previa WC Invitado 40-0, pero perdió el saque. Coria, que no necesita Pista 4 A partir de las 12 h Moyà, Juan Carlos Ferrero y Gastón Gaudio), regalos para ganar, agradeció el gesto y pronto Pala / Palmer - Cañas / Chela contar con los finalistas de Montecarlo, Nadal y bye: Exento cogió una ventaja de 1-3. Pero en cuanto Nadal se Hyung Taik Lee - Jarko Nieminen Coria, y tener al último vencedor del Open de quitó el peso de estar en su segunda gran final, el Francisco Fogués - Christophe Rochus Australia, el ruso Marat Safin. Todo un lujo. m LA VANGUARDIA.
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