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Ferrerorompeelmaleficionadal 36 POLIDEPORTIVO MUNDO ATLETICO Sábado 19 de agosto de 2006 TENIS El valenciano gana por primera vez al balear y le elimina en cuartos del Masters Series de Cincinnati Ferrero rompe el maleficio Nadal Agencias CINCINNATI (EE.UU.) en Toronto en un mal partido ha- blamos con Juan Carlos y le adver- n Segunda gran sorpresa en el timos que así no podía seguir, y Masters Series de Cincinnati. A la parece que nos ha hecho caso por- eliminación del número uno mun- que ha jugado de forma más agre- dial, el suizo Roger Federer, a ma- siva ”, explicaba desde España su nos del sorprendente escocés An- entrenador Antonio Martínez Cas- El Barça sigue su pretemporada FOTO: MD dy Murray, se sumó ayer la derro- cales. En la gira americana le ta de Rafael Nadal –la séptima de acompaña Josep Perlas. BALONMANO este año–, el segundo jugador del Desde luego, en Cincinnati Fe- mundo. En su caso, al perder fren- rrero parece haber salido de un El Barça viaja a te a un compatriota, Juan Carlos juego apático y con poco 'punch'. Ferrero, que parece haber enfila- Nadal pudo comprobarlo ayer, Dinamarca y hoy do una galopante recuperación de con el valenciano abriendo su jue- su mejor nivel de juego. go a la derecha del manacorí y juega en Kiel En una jornada de cuartos de alternando de un lado a otro sus final perturbada por la lluvia, Fe- golpes desde el fondo. Albert Pardo BARCELONA rrero dio positivas señales de su En el primer 'set' Nadal cavó su regreso a un tenis sólido y compe- propia tumba en un tiebreak que n El FC Barcelona CIFEC empezará su titivo. Sólo necesitó de dos sets pa- perdió por dos dobles faltas. Este pretemporada internacional hoy en ra imponerse a Nadal por 7-6 (2) y triunfo parcial y la seguridad con- Alemania, donde disputará un 7-6 (3). La lluvia obligó a interrum- siguiente impulsó a Ferrero, aun- triangular junto al campeón alemán, pir el partido unos minutos cuan- que la segunda manga se el THW Kiel –un compromiso ligado al do el valenciano ya vencía por 7-6 caraterizó también por la igual- traspaso de Lars Kroegh Jeppesen-, y (7) y 5-4, y aunque tenía en contra dad en el marcador. Con 5-4 y servi- el Kolding IF, ganador de la liga el servicio de Nadal. cio del mallorquín, la inoportuna danesa. lluvia dió más de media hora de Será una primera parada antes de la El síndrome Nadal tregua, pero en la reanudación Na- concentración que los blaugrana Para Juan Carlos Ferrero supone dal no pudo enderezar el partido y harán en Aarhus (Dinamarca). En este romper un maleficio. Es su prime- forzar un tercer set. Pese a anotar- país el Barça entrenará y jugará unos ra victoria sobre Nadal en cinco se puntos espectaculares volvió a partidos amistosos, ante el Aarhus (día enfrentamientos. El valenciano fallar en el tiebreak. 21), Fredikshawn (23) y Holstebro llegó a Cincinnati con el resque- Rafael Nadal se quedó ayer fuera de las semifinales del Masters Series de Cincinnati FOTO: AP El torneo, en pista dura, ha to- (25). El equipo regresará a Barcelona mor de una prematura derrota en mado un decidido color español, el día 26, y el 29 y 30 jugará en Nimes la segunda ronda de Toronto (Ca- desmintiendo una vez más la le- (Francia) su primera competición nadá) y aún sumido en un bache yenda extendida de que los españo- oficial, la Lliga dels Pirineus. del que está saliendo a marchas Philippoussis, 'wild card' en N. Y. les sólo destacan sobre tierra bati- El único percance en la preparación forzadas. Desde Montecarlo en da. Cuatro de ellos, Ferrero, Na- barcelonista ha sido el esguince que 2005 no se metía en unas semifina- El australiano Mark Philippoussis en el 112 puesto del ATP Tour. La dal, Tommy Robredo y David Fe- sufrió Salva Puig y que mantendrá al les de un Masters Series. disfrutará de una 'wild card' en el organización del torneo americano, rrer llegaron a cuartos del torneo jugador dos semanas inactivo, por lo En Cincinnati lleva una trayec- próximo Open USA, torneo que se cuarta prueba del Grand Slam, ha estadounidense. Ferrer el último que no participa en la concentración. toria 'in crescendo' que incluye la inicia el 28 de agosto. Tras una larga ofrecido 'wild cards' a los español en meterse en la ronda. Lo El torneo de hoy consiste en partidos eliminación de dos Top Ten, Ja- temporada de lesiones Philippoussis estadounidenses Scoville Jenkins, consiguió al deshacerse de un ad- a dos tiempos de 20 minutos cada mes Blake y Rafael Nadal. Para- sólo ha jugado nueve pruebas este Alex Kuznetsov, Wayne Odesnik, versario imprevisible y siempre uno. Se inicia con el Kolding-Thiel cen haber hecho efecto las pala- año. Finalista en el Open USA (1998) Sam Querrey, Phillip Simmonds, peligroso como el chipriota Mar- (18.30 h.), seguido de Kolding-FC bras de sus preparadores. “Tras y en Wimbledon (2003), está ahora Ryan Sweeting y Donald Young ܘ cos Baghdatis, al que ganó por 7-5 Barcelona CIFEC (19.45 h.) y Kiel-FC perder contra Fernando González y6-4ܘ Barcelona CIFEC (21 h.) ܘ.
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