Barcelona's intimidating temperatures saw 11 of 16 seeded players fall by the quarterfinals on the slow clay surface, Marc Rosset of Switzerland winning a power battle in a five-set final against Jordi Arresse of Spain. Google
Ferrero, the 2001 champion here and who has titles this season in Monte Carlo and Valencia, now has a 19-1 record in 2003 on his favorite clay surface. Google
Britain's best hope of success is Tim Henman but he is far from his best on the claysurface. Google