Ferrero wins in Madrid, stays at No. 1 ( 2003-10-18 11:59) (Agencies)
Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4, 6-2 Friday to hold on to
the No. 1 ranking and reach the semifinals at the Madrid Masters.
If Ferrero had lost, No. 2 Andy Roddick would have replaced him atop the ATP
Tour rankings.
In Saturday's semifinals, French Open champion Ferrero will face Wimbledon
champion Roger Federer, who came back to defeat Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (3),
6-4.
The other semifinal will be Younes El Aynaoui against Nicolas Massu.
El Aynaoui outlasted Sebastien Grosjean 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2, while Massu topped
Juan Ignacio Chela 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4.