Well, Rafael won the Roma Masters again - in a marathon 5 set final
against Federer. What a match! What an amazing young player Rafa is.
I'm sure Carlos would be pleased for him ...

Carlos was the only player to trouble Nadal on the way to the Roma
final, and remember Moya's prediction? ...
"It will be a tough match against Rafa, but I think I can beat him,"
said the former world number 1 and 1998 French Open champion. "If I
don't then I think he will go all the way to tie the win record."

Que sera, sera ... :-)



--- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, bev29x <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Not so good news: game, set & match to Nadal, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
> Good fight by Carlos, not a disgrace. I guess Rafa is just too good
> on clay these days ...
>
>
>
>
> --- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, bev29x <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > Oh dear, Carlos and Rafa have to play each other first up in the
> Roma
> > draw ... aaarrgrhhh ... I hate this.
> > But Carlos is talking up the match:
> >
> > MOYA SAYS HE'S THE LAST CHANCE TO STOP NADAL
> > By DPA May 6, 2006, 19:00 GMT
> >
> > Estoril, Portugal - Carlos Moya says he's the only man who can
stop
> > teenaged Spanish compatriot Rafael Nadal from tying the all-time
> clay-
> > court win streak of Guillermo Vilas.
> >
> > Moya, who serves as mentor and friend to Roland Garros champion,
was
> > drawn Saturday to face the teenaged second seed in the first
round
> of
> > the Roma Masters which begins Monday.
> >
> > Just over a month ago, Moya schooled the 19-year-old in a match in
> > Miami on hardcourt. And he says he can do it again.
> >
> > 'It will be a tough match against Rafa, but I think I can beat
him,'
> > said the former world number 1 and 1998 French Open champion. 'If
I
> > don't then I think he will go all the way to tie the win record.'
> >
> > Nadal's title victory last weekend in Barcelona lifted him to 47
> > consecutive wins on clay.
> >
> > Winning a second Rome title a week from Sunday would nudge his
> record
> > to 53, the same as Vilas, who achieved the feat nearly three
decades
> > ago.
> >
> > 'I'm expecting to play better on Tuesday than I did today,' said
> > Moya, beaten in a wind-whipped Estoril semifinal 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 by
> > Russian Nikolay Davydenko.
> >
> > 'Rafa's on a great streak, but it's got to end sometime. I think
> that
> > could happen against me.'
> >
>