 | Born: 10/10/79 Nationality: Chilean Seeded: 11 World ranking: 11 French Open best:
2nd round (2003, 2000) Recent record:
2003: 2nd round
2002: N/A
2001: 1st round |
Little over a year ago, Massu was playing Challenger tournaments in a bid to find some form and improve his ranking. Now, he finds himself seeded for the French Open after a stunning second half of last season.
The turnaround in fortunes began in July when he won the Amersfoort clay-court tournament in Holland and the following week reached the final in Kitzbuhel.
Another title followed in September, again on clay, but at the Madrid Masters Massu proved he was equally dangerous on hard-courts.
The Chilean stunned Andy Roddick in the third round on his magnificent run to the final - where he was edged out in three sets by Juan Carlos Ferrero.
The challenge for Massu now is to hang on to his place in the top 20.
A consistent hitter from the back of the court, the 24-year-old has not had the best of times in 2004 but he boosted his confidence with a quarter-final appearance at the Rome Masters on clay.
MMIX
E-mail this to a friend 
Printable version 
