Juan Carlos Ferrero: Player of the Month for February 2010

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Published: March 3, 2010

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Seemingly far removed from the best days of his career, an eager and determined Juan Carlos Ferrero poured in a devastatingly consistent month in February to capture Player of the Month honors.

Recording an envious 14-1 record throughout the second month of the season, Ferrero won back-to-back titles in Brazil and Argentina, while advancing to the finals of the 500 point event in Acapulco, Mexico before losing to scrappy countryman David Ferrer.

In total, the month of February brought Ferrero $262,600 in prize money, and 800 ATP World Tour points. The 30-year-old also improved his ranking position seven spots in February, jumping from No. 21 in the world to his current spot of No. 14. With a return to the top 10 in his sights, a confident Ferrero will look to raise the stakes at the upcoming Indian Wells and Miami events which will take place States side. Having not played either Indian Wells or Miami last year, the opportunity for Ferrero to increase his ranking is ever present. (The last time Ferrero saw top 10 status was in August of 2004).

To me, the most impressive attribute of Ferrero's recent success was highlighted by the belief that he can still win Tour events. Having a lull of nearly six years between Tour titles, Ferrero snapped the forgettable streak last year in Casablanca, but remained modest in his results for the remainder of the season by reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon (l. Andy Murrray), and advancing the final 16 at the U.S. Open (l. Juan Martin del Potro).

The springboard was inevitably set for Ferrero to succeed this season, with his experience and consistent level of play throughout the second half of last year helping him to gain momentum. Working diligently through the offseason with his longtime coach Antonio Martinez, and his secondary coach Samuel Lopez, Ferrero knew that in order to stay on par with today's generation of hard-hitting, younger, and stronger players, his game, and mo...
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