OH NO!! Carlos lost - and lost badly I'm afraid: 6-3, 6-1 to Austrian
Stefan Koubek. I cannot believe it! Pooh! :-(

And, big surprise! Nadal was beaten by Malisse, tie-break second
set!! Score was 6-4, 7-6 to Xavier ...
Darn, now it won't be an all-Spanish final.

Hope Carlos plays better in Sydney, but most importantly, that he
does well at the Aussie Open!



--- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, bev29x <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Carlos has been powering in India - he beat Waske, then USA's Kevin
> Kim ... and now he's just beaten that tall, big-serving Croatian
Ivo
> Karlovic in straight sets (6-4, 7-6) and is into the semis!
>
> Great stuff! So pleased he beat Karlovic. Oooh, he's on track for a
> final against Nadal - that would be my wish ... not asking for more
> than that at the moment. It's all good.
>
>
> --- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, bev29x <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > Chennai tournament starts today, Jan.1. Carlos plays Alexander
> Waske,
> > doesn't appear to be scheduled today. Happy New Year everyone!
> >
> > Report from 'The Hindu':
> >
> > SCHUETTLER MEETS NADAL IN FIRST ROUND Sunday, Dec 31, 2006
> >
> > Chennai: With all those faithful years behind him in the Chennai
> > Open, playing year after year, doing his job in all quiet and no-
> > nonsense charm, and choosing to return again, Rainer Schuettler
> would
> > have expected a little more out of tennis providence, than a
first
> > round encounter with top-seed Rafael Nadal.
> >
> > Cuss words, a no-no in the presence of a roomful of media men,
gave
> > way to a wryest smile and a few words of self comfort like, "it's
> > much more motivating to play someone ranked one, two or three,
than
> > someone ranked 100." He knows how it feels to be both, having
been
> as
> > high as fifth in the rankings in 2004, and as low as 97, now.
> >
> > The draws that were made on Saturday with Xavier Malisse and
> > Schuettler present, were unkind, to say the least, to the
> German. "He
> > (Nadal) is the favourite, and I have nothing to lose. He's
> extremely
> > fit, and I'm just going to try my best," he said, borrowing a
> > globally recognised underdog phrase.
> >
> > Fellow Chennai Open regular Carlos Moya, in the bottom half of
the
> > draw has a relatively easier first round against Alexander Waske,
> > provided his customary script in Chennai still holds good.
> >
> > A seemingly tough opponent in any other part of the globe seems a
> > little stripped off his weapons (in Waske's case, a huge serve is
> one
> > of them) when confronted with the Spaniard in Chennai. The past
> might
> > sometimes have little to do with the future in sport, but Moya's
> case
> > has enough in it to surprise outsiders, on how freakish
> geographical
> > advantage can get.
> >
> > Argentine David Nalbandian, having to deal with life's
extremities
> > like reaching the Davis Cup final, reaching the Shanghai Masters
> > semifinal and losing his godson, will have lesser worries, when
he
> > meets Kristian Pless in the first round.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, bev29x <no_reply@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Carlos has confirmed he will play in India in January 2007:
> > >
> > > CARLOS MOYA CONFIRMS FOR CHENNAI OPEN TENNIS
> > >
> > > Chennai, Nov 20: Spaniard Carlos Moya has confirmed his
> > participation
> > > in the $40,000 Chennai Open tennis tournament in January, it
was
> > > announced by the organisers here Monday.
> > >
> > > "This is my fifth visit here (to India) and, having won the
title
> > > twice before, I am confident that I will be able to raise my
game
> > to
> > > the highest level and get a great start once again," Moya has
> said
> > > according to a press release issued by the organisers. Moya is
> > > currently ranked 43rd in the world.
> > >
> > > Moya's confirmation comes 13 days after his compatriot and
world
> > No.
> > > 2 Rafael Nadal confirmed his entry in the tournament that will
be
> > > played at the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT)
> > > Stadium in Nungambakkam Jan 1-7.
> > >
> > > World No. 8 David Nalbandian of Argentina had earlier confirmed
> his
> > > participation, making it a high profile tournament.
> > >
> > > Nadal participated in the Indian Open only once in 2004, as a
> > rookie,
> > > and suffered a first-round defeat to Frenchman Thierry Ascione.
> But
> > > the Spaniard and his compatriot Tommy Robredo won the doubles
> title.
> > >
> > > Croatian Ivan Ljubucic who beat him in the title clash deprived
> > Moya
> > > of a hat trick of Chennai Open titles in January this year.
> > >
> > > "In Spain, football is the most popular sport so I do not get
as
> > much
> > > warmth there as I get here," he said.
> > >
> > > "I have had some memorable performances in Chennai and I hope
to
> > > continue the same and hopefully win my third title."
> > >
> > > Moya is very popular in Chennai and his wonderful gesture of
> > donating
> > > his prize money last year towards tsunami relief efforts
touched
> > the
> > > hearts of the people.
> > >
> > > "Moya is a true champion. Players of his calibre always bring a
> lot
> > > of excitement and I am sure Chennai will once again witness
some
> > > scintillating tennis from him," said tournament director
Fernando
> > > Soler.
> > >
> > > The Chennai Open, owned and organised by International
Management
> > > Group, is South Asia's premiere Association Tennis Professional
> > > International Series event.
> > >
> > > "It's very rare to see a Grand Slam champion like Carlos Moya
> keep
> > > coming back to Chennai and we are indeed very honoured to keep
> > > hosting him," said Balu Nayar, IMG managing director India.
> > >
> > > [Tamil Nadu News]
> > >
> >
>