Dudi Sela came out playing pretty aggressive, and it looked like the newly world no. 29 would give Juan Carlos Ferrero some trouble. Ferrero was solid and steady but more importantly, patient. The two players really pounded it out for the first twelve games. After long rallies in the beginning of the match, Ferrero eventually wore down Sela.
Sela fought off seven break points in his first service game of the match. After eight break points, Ferrero finally broke him in the seventh game of 4-3. From there, the Spaniard held on for the first set. Sela dug in at the beginning of the second set. The turning point of the match was when Ferrero was able to break back in game four of the second set for 2-2. The former world no. 1 raced off to win ten-consecutive games in a row and take the match 6-4 6-2 6-0.
Spain is now 2-0 over Israel. The Israelis have a good shot at taking doubles tomorrow with Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram. It looks good for Spain right now, but anything can happen.
(Image: AFP)
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