Lopez wins wild card poll

ByEurosport

Published 12/10/2006 at 13:52 GMT

Spain Feliciano Lopez has received the third wild card into next week's Madrid Masters tournament, Spanish sports paper Marca announced on Thursday.

TENNIS 2006 U.S. Open Feliciano López Lopez

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The first two wild cards were awarded earlier in the week to Carlos Moya and Britain's Tim Henman, but the third and fourth are being decided through a poll on Marca's website.

The 25-year-old Lopez - currently ranked 81 in the world - was the overwhelming winner ahead of Juan Ignacio Chela, Thomas Johannson and Fabrice Santoro.

The Madrid Masters begins on Monday and will feature defending champion Rafael Nadal and world number one Roger Federer.

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