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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]CINCINNATI: Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero continued his recent resurgence to ease past fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-3 6-4 and reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters on Saturday.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Ferrero, who beat second seed Rafael Nadal in the previous round, punched the air in delight after clinching victory to reach his first final of the year. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]The Spaniard, who has not won a title since the Madrid Masters in 2003, will meet either former world number one Andy Roddick or Chilean 13th seed Fernando Gonzalez in Sunday's final. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"It's a great feeling," Ferrero said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"I had confidence that I could win this match but maybe not in two sets. It was a little bit easier than I thought because Tommy is playing pretty good and won yesterday a very good match against Ljubicic, who is a specialist on hardcourts." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]After winning the French Open and reaching the US Open in 2003, Ferrero climbed to the top of the world rankings. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]But he was soon hit by illness and injury and slid down the rankings. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]The Spaniard's ranking plummeted to 98th in February last year but since then he has steadily worked his way back. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]By beating James Blake, Rafael Nadal and Robredo to reach the final this week, the 26-year-old will move back inside the world's top 20 when the new rankings are released on Monday. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"I went so down in the rankings and it is very tough to come back because you always play seeded players in the first rounds," he said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"You work so hard and week by week you are not getting that result, so you think that it never is going to come. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"But I've been very, very positive in the last three or four months to get the results. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"I'm moving very well. I didn't have any problem in the whole week, any pain. So physically I felt 100 percent. For a long time now, I have been feeling pretty good physically." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Seventh seed Robredo broke to lead 2-1 in the first set but Ferrero broke back immediately -- the first time Robredo had lost serve all week -- and then repeated the feat in the eighth game before serving out for the first set. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Robredo had treatment for a groin injury and though his movement seemed unaffected, Ferrero always looked the stronger and broke in the ninth game before serving out for victory. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"I knew that running and running, it will be so tough for me," Robredo said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"Even like that, I had chances. I had my break point (for 5-3) and maybe if I got that break point... then maybe he would have got nervous and missed a few points." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]The world number 31 will meet either American ninth seed Andy Roddick or Chilean 13th seed Fernando Gonzalez in Sunday's final. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]CINCINNATI: Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero continued his recent resurgence to ease past fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-3 6-4 and reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters on Saturday.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Ferrero, who beat second seed Rafael Nadal in the previous round, punched the air in delight after clinching victory to reach his first final of the year. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]The Spaniard, who has not won a title since the Madrid Masters in 2003, will meet either former world number one Andy Roddick or Chilean 13th seed Fernando Gonzalez in Sunday's final. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"It's a great feeling," Ferrero said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"I had confidence that I could win this match but maybe not in two sets. It was a little bit easier than I thought because Tommy is playing pretty good and won yesterday a very good match against Ljubicic, who is a specialist on hardcourts." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]After winning the French Open and reaching the US Open in 2003, Ferrero climbed to the top of the world rankings. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]But he was soon hit by illness and injury and slid down the rankings. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]The Spaniard's ranking plummeted to 98th in February last year but since then he has steadily worked his way back. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]By beating James Blake, Rafael Nadal and Robredo to reach the final this week, the 26-year-old will move back inside the world's top 20 when the new rankings are released on Monday. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"I went so down in the rankings and it is very tough to come back because you always play seeded players in the first rounds," he said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"You work so hard and week by week you are not getting that result, so you think that it never is going to come. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"But I've been very, very positive in the last three or four months to get the results. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"I'm moving very well. I didn't have any problem in the whole week, any pain. So physically I felt 100 percent. For a long time now, I have been feeling pretty good physically." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Seventh seed Robredo broke to lead 2-1 in the first set but Ferrero broke back immediately -- the first time Robredo had lost serve all week -- and then repeated the feat in the eighth game before serving out for the first set. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]Robredo had treatment for a groin injury and though his movement seemed unaffected, Ferrero always looked the stronger and broke in the ninth game before serving out for victory. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"I knew that running and running, it will be so tough for me," Robredo said. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]"Even like that, I had chances. I had my break point (for 5-3) and maybe if I got that break point... then maybe he would have got nervous and missed a few points." [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, MS Sans Serif]The world number 31 will meet either American ninth seed Andy Roddick or Chilean 13th seed Fernando Gonzalez in Sunday's final. [/FONT]