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The training of the Spanish Davis Cup team continues in Charleroi, waiting for the draw which will take place tomorrow at 12:30, the true starting point for the tie.

The training of the Spanish Davis Cup team continues in Charleroi, waiting for the draw which will take place tomorrow at 12:30, the true starting point for this tie against Belgium in the World Group Davis Cup.

Not just spectators in a cold and soulless, players from Albert Costa made today two new sessions of practice on the track "decotourf" installed in the indoor arena Spirodoume, home of basketball Spirou Charleroi Belgian who competes in the Euroleague.

The area, located on the outskirts of this city, the third largest in Belgium, with about 206,000 inhabitants, popularly known as "Carol", it seems highly recommended to be visited at night. There is hardly lighting and the dark side and lacking in publicity for the event is far from sites other than World Group has visited the Spanish side, who even has not even gone out to dinner or a night outside the hotel.

In the streets and in their own little flag there are references of confrontation Belgium, Spain, and the exhibition, dilapidated and deteriorated, with some broken glass at the entrances, denotes carelessness too obvious.

The second track of workouts, which usually located next to the principal in each heat, this time is located 30 kilometers away. Of course, the Spanish team has not used it. Nevertheless, the 6,300 seats are sold for the day Friday, and there are only about a hundred for Saturday and Sunday.

The Belgian has brought this round here for the alternating system that keeps the Walloon and Flemish regions. Thus, the final confrontation played Belgium in the Fed Cup against the United States was played in Antwerp. This time is playing in Charleroi, a city that, in response, will, 16 and 17 April, home to the semifinals against the Czech Republic in the women's competition.

The blue track installed on the flag does not seem as fast when compared with that of Clermont Ferrand last year (5-0 to France), and the balls to be used this weekend will be the same Australia Open.

Although the captain, Albert Costa, has not revealed who will play the singles, the training indicate that, except surprises, will be Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, one and six in the world, respectively, in charge of taking the weight of the tie.

"They came and from the first moment he saw them head down, ie the most concentrated," said Angel Ruiz EFE today Cotorro Medical Spanish Tennis Federation.

"Nadal has fully recovered from his injury (muscle), which leaves no sequelae, and has worked very well physically, and resistance, which has barely lost anything, "he said," yes, the rhythm comes with games. "

As for Ferrer, who comes from winning the title in Acapulco and has been the latest to join the merger, said it is supplying inducers for the dream to remove the "jet-lag" as quickly as possible.

Regarding the Belgian team, is more than likely that individual responsibility is borne by two veterans of all, Xavier Malisse (51 in the world), about to turn 31, and a finalist this year in Madras, and Olvia Rochus (115), of 30, respectively.

They are better able to do so and may even play twice on Saturday, as they have won two titles together, Roland Garros (2004) and Adelaide (2005).

With regard to the Belgian side that lost Spain in the Olympic Tennis Sports Center in Seville in 2003, the latest clash between the two countries, Malisse and Rochus are the only ones that have stood the test of time and are still in the team.

In that tie, which ended in a 5-0 for the Spanish side, Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Rochus in three sets to Malisse Carlos Moya in the same way, on the first day.

"I always buy land until Tuesday for the second week, but the change is welcome, happy to pay for it," said Javier Piles, coach of Alicante.

David Ferrer has begun the countdown to the new big moment in his life took a step forward on Wednesday after beating Australia's world number one, Rafael Nadal, and in full maturity, intended to give a qualitative leap in its final career, a stretch that included among the illustrious names of a major tournament.

As happened in 2007, in New York at the U.S. Open, the tennis Alicante (Javea, 28 years) takes an unusual situation but encouraging. Almost unique. Not so, however, David Ferrer has changed his routine, twenty-four hours of being on the court at Rod Laver Arena with Briton Andy Murray. Far from changing his ways, guided by their usual coach Javier Piles, Ferrer came to Melbourne Park in the middle morning, trained for just over an hour in the fields adjoining the site, after noon, and ate at the club. In the players' restaurant. With the tournament in full swing before the start of the second semi-final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Now Foster is among them. Order has broken from Alicante, which shattered the aspirations of his friend and top seed Rafael Nadal. They are not as optimistic forecasts of David and technical. Prudent or realistic, preparing to return home early in the second week of a Grand Slam. Recognizes Javier Piles.

"I had closed the ticket back, but we are changing as David wins games. I always buy land until Tuesday for the second week, but the change is welcome, happy to pay for it," said Piles at the end of Ferrer your meal in the dining club.

"We train at the usual time to 13.00 hours because we have always done so with the intent to eat and go to the hotel rested. The temperatures have not affected neither these days or last week. Better to train, eat, relax and go to the hotel to get stronger, "he said.

Piles admits: "We're not used to it, but it's a good feeling." The club to the hotel. Nothing new coach David Ferrer was not in favor of changes from day to day, not to innovate with new formulas, revolutionary in sport, the awareness of your player.

"Do not put 'Gladiator', I'm not that kind of thing. We talked about his career, in the preseason, how they have done and how well it has gone ... We started from the back, remember matches other years when I was small, challengers ... We never expected to be up here and we look back to assess where you've come to feel that it is a unique opportunity. These things rarely happen in life, "said Pile.

"He's in recovery phase and quiet and from the afternoon and we get serious about preparing for the event. We did not talk much," he said. "He was much more sedate note, is in games. Tackle bad situations with confidence, better understand their own mistakes. Is maturing, faces a personal and very good mood and is an accumulation of things that makes everything go well well, "added preparer.

"Come play a very good level, both here in Auckland. Physics has come a whole, is one of the key weapons to face the match against Murray. Moreover, tactically you have to present a very full meeting to hurt," he added.

The memory of the U.S. Open is in the mind of David Ferrer and his coach. Is an example. And once he left. Then came the appointment unfavorably with Novak Djokovic Djokovic. The moment of his life. "David was very good tennis. That year reached the end of the course playing very well. Just now regulated as a player, his punches and his service are more equal, play more mature and experienced. It will be quite different from 2007. Surely this time will have ambition and desire to reach the final, "said Pile.

"That time came a little conformist after the tournament he did, where he won important people. Now it well, get very large. With the experience that has come out wanting to win, "he continued.

"He is quiet. With the players now rubs shoulders is very difficult to win. Andy Murray, Rafa, Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic have a high level. There are five or six top players who are very good. To beat and hold that rate for have options, you must touch perfection, "admitted the coach of Ferrer, who rejects the pessimistic condition is sometimes blamed. "No is pessimistic. I say that pressure is removed and it has worked quite well, has always worked, "he said.

Ferrer beat Nadal 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. Rafa will not play again until March.

In two hours and 33 minutes, beat David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to Rafael Nadal, and will face Australian Open semifinals to Andy Murray, winning in four sets Dolgopolov. In contrast, for the second consecutive year, Nadal lost in the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam ocean (of 360 points equals ATP 2010), and leaves the track with an injury mid-range.

In the last point of the third set, Nadal rebounded and won a left Ferrer. But just at that moment, when concretized their first game of the match (the score remained 2-1 to Ferrer), Nadal made a face of pain and worry. Immediately, touching the left leg called the physiotherapists of the tournament, with whom he went to the locker room of the Rod Laver Arena. Was declared `time out ', stopped the game, and Nadal came back with the left leg bandaged and face not a good feeling. "It's the hamstring," he was heard saying as he passed to Toni, his uncle and coach.

Maymó Rafael, Nadal physiotherapist, also went to the locker room after the time-out: regulation, Maymó Nadal can not attend, but only took over the situation. Returning from Maymó, Toni Nadal and had things clearer: "Rafa has had a hamstring problem in the` 'of the left leg and has been a bad move in the game and within the track. Before playing was uneventful. Maymó not assess the extent of the injury, a torn hamstring fibers in the area, as confirmed by Toni Nadal himself after the game. It is recalled that Nadal just enjoyed a week of rest after closing net official season 2010 with the final of the Masters Cup in London, and in December the same pre-season preparation was dispersed with displays Federer charitable company in Zurich and Madrid.

On his return from Nadal, Ferrer shot up 5-2. Putting the rest, even Nadal 5-4 and rowed to service, but in the service of the tenth game, Ferrer was subtracting more and more, to sentence the first round to the third 'set point', after 70 minutes. Nadal pessimism gestured toward his uncle Toni, who clearly told him: "Do not force." With Nadal playing clearly preserved, Ferrer easily settled second and third sets, 6-2, 6-3 in just 83 minutes added. With a total of 44 hits winners (Nadal, 19) seven times Ferrer broke Nadal's serve, who even managed to achieve three 'breaks' on the services of David.

This is the first victory over Nadal Ferrer since 2007, after seven consecutive victories Rafa. "Clearly, Rafa could not run well, and it was a difficult situation for everyone, but even so it is not easy to beat someone like Rafa, who always fights to the end," said Ferrer. Nadal's initial intention is by not compete throughout the month of February, only to reappear, if all goes well, in March, the tie Belgium-Spain Davis Cup and the 1000 U.S. Masters on hard courts: Indian Wells and Miami.

Rafa played with a size larger than your shirt, the result of debate in recent days seem to bother the Balearic Islands in their game Do not yielded the service at any time • The game was tougher than it appears the outcome • The 'Army' be present in semifinals

Rafael Nadal has qualified for the quarterfinals of the Open after downing Australia Marin Cilic. The number 1 in the world, which has ensured the defense of the 360 points scored last year in Melbourne, will play a ticket to semifinals against David Ferrer. The 'Armada', therefore, has secured a presence in the prelude to the final.

Rafa Nadal is one step closer to the reconquest of the Antipodes. The Manacor met its commitment to second round against Croatian Marin Cilic, a semifinalist last year in Australia and fifteenth seed at this time, by an aggregate score of 6-2, 6-4 and 6-3 after two hours of play in the match that opened the night shift at the Rod Laver Arena.

56 minutes to just eight games are proof of how hard it was the first part of the game despite what the scoreboard indicated. Nadal began the clash of the best possible way, with an initial break in a game which saw down and ended up winning 40-0. The Spaniard took advantage of the low efficiency of Cilic on his first serve and unforced errors concatenation of this in the early stages, to take an advantage, although difficult to manage, earned Rafa to play with relative ease. Sought to move his opponent, who bend down its 198 feet high with cut shots and moves from side to side of the track address changes. He saved the ball on the break that occurred at key moments, took effect two of the four ball break and knew that putting more twist when the sleeve as required.

Cilic endured for the duration of mental strength

The party, which was more tense that attractive, as he won in the second act. Rafa was forced to play with first serves because the danger of the rest increased Cilic. The Croat looked right strongly Nadal, his weak point when preparing his defense, while the pattern of the Balearic spent by moving to its rival. The two had their options for the rest, but Rafa was always key in the eighth game he managed to break the equality. He was solid from the back and suffered again to close the Croat, who finished giving a new break with a double fault.

In the quarterfinals, Nadal will need to check to Ferrer, who broke into four sets of Canadian Milos Raonic. Rafa and David, Nos. 1 and 7 of the ATP rankings, have been measured to date in 14 cases, with a wealth of 11-3 in favor of the Spaniard, who has won the last seven games between them. The latest data from the 1000 Masters final in Rome last year, where Rafa beat David by a score set but finally got the enterprise.

Cilic endured in the game until it allowed its fuel. Both physically and mentally, and I must get into the skin of a player who thinks back from two sets side by the number 1. Rafa was not to the great days, but it gave the impression of having improved substantially. Waited for the moment, which came in the seventh game to give the final blow. The last points of the match was a love and I can not 7-5 and 6-2.