Ferrero mencapai final Auckland terbuka di Selandia baru pekan lalu, kalah dari petenis Jerman Philipp Kohlschreiber, yang disebutnya memberinya kepercayaan diri saat memasuki grand slam pertama musim ini.
Ferrero made the final of the Auckland Open in New Zealand last week, losing to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber, which he said had given him confidence coming into the season's first grand slam.