Search the web
Sign In
New User? Sign Up
carlosmoya2 · Carlos Moya - The original online Carlos Moya club/public forum!
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Message search is now enhanced, find messages faster. Take it for a spin.

Best of Y! Groups

   Check them out and nominate your group.
Having problems with message search? Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.

Messages

  Messages Help
Advanced
Carlos for Sydney again, Jan 2008   Message List  
Reply | Forward Message #8709 of 9935 |
Found this story on the net:

JANKOVIC, MOYA RETURNING TO SYDNEY [ November 30, 2007 ]

Jelena Jankovic and Carlos Moya are the latest additions to the entry
list for January's Sydney International at Olympic Park.

Two of the world's most charismatic and exciting tennis stars,
Jankovic and Moya were both runners-up last year and will be aiming
to go one better in 2008.

They are the latest big names confirmed for the Australian Open warm-
up event from January 6-12, joining Lleyton Hewitt, James Blake,
Richard Gasquet, Justine Henin and Ana Ivanovic.

With the full fields to be announced next week, tournament director
Craig Watson said the event was shaping up to be another crowd
thriller.

"Jelena Jankovic is one of the real personalities on the women's tour
and a superb athlete who captivated the tennis world this year with a
string of stunning performances that catapulted her to a top-three
ranking," said Watson.

"Similarly, Carlos Moya is one of the most popular players on the
circuit.

"He is renowned for his sportsmanship and always turns on a show,
interacting with fans and officials and mixing a bit of fun with the
business of winning.

"Jelena and Carlos both came so close to winning their respective
titles this year and their fighting spirit will come to the fore next
January as they aim to avenge their 2007 finals losses.

"I think we're in for some spectacular displays of tennis from these
two great players.

Jankovic held a match point against Kim Clijsters in this year's
final before going down in a seesawing three-set thriller.

On her way to the final, she posted her 200th career singles win in
the second round against Australia's Samantha Stosur and went on to
knock out some of the biggest names in women's tennis.

"I am very much looking forward to my return to Australia," Jankovic
said.

"Sydney has been a good place for my tennis, especially this year
when I beat both (Amelie) Mauresmo and (Martina) Hingis, then was one
point from winning the title against Kim."

The finals encounter was the launching pad for the most successful
season of Jankovic's career.

The hard-hitting Serb exploded onto the tennis scene, hitting the
million-dollar mark in earnings, claiming her first grand slam title
with success in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon and qualifying for the
season-ending championships in Madrid.

At 22, she reached the world's top 10 for the first time and finished
2007 with the No.3 ranking behind Henin and Svetlana Kuznetsova.

At 31, Carlos Moya comes to Sydney as the oldest player in the
world's top 20, but also with a game that is marked with the fire of
youth.

In 2007, the Spaniard captured his 20th career title to finish the
season with the world's No.17 ranking and remains as popular with
tennis fans today as he did when he broke onto the scene more than a
decade ago.

Moya, a former French Open champion, has reached the final three
times in Sydney and will be hoping for a case of fourth-time-lucky in
January.

In 1998, he lost to Karol Kucera and two years later injury forced
his withdrawal from his finals clash with Lleyton Hewitt.

Moya took the second set against James Blake in the 2007 final before
the American went on to claim his second successive Medibank
International title.






Fri Dec 7, 2007 2:08 am

bev29x
Offline Offline

Forward
Message #8709 of 9935 |
Expand Messages Author Sort by Date

Found this story on the net: JANKOVIC, MOYA RETURNING TO SYDNEY [ November 30, 2007 ] Jelena Jankovic and Carlos Moya are the latest additions to the entry ...
bev29x
Offline
Dec 7, 2007
2:08 am
Advanced

Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines - Help