Carlos beat Olivier Rochus in straight sets, yay!
Final score was 7-5, 6-3.
Then Carlos had to play Marat Safin. This match was a little tougher,
but Carlos came through it in 3 sets, 6-2 6-7(3) 6-1. I think he was
unlucky not to win the tie-breaker in the second set, but he made his
point in the third set, Marat probably gave in more easily. Bueno.

Report from www.atptennis.com:

MASTERS SERIES HAMBURG May 15, 2008

Nadal will meet countryman and close friend Carlos Moya (pictured),
the No. 11 seed, in the quarterfinals.
In a battle between two former ATP No. 1s, Moya prevailed over
Russian qualifier Marat Safin 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-1, breaking serve five
times to win in 2 hours and 27 minutes.

World No. 12 Moya snapped a three match-losing streak when he won his
first round match over Julian Benneteau earlier in the week. The 31-
year-old, who was Roland Garros champion in 1998, is playing in
Hamburg for the 12th time and is a two-time former semifinalist,
losing to Marcelo Rios in 1999 and Roger Federer last year.







--- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, bev29x <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Carlos won his first-round match in Hamburg against Julien
Benneteau in
> 3 sets. It was very close with a tie-break in the 3rd set. Phew,
thank
> God he didn't lose another 1st-round match!
> From www.atptennis.com:
> "In first round action, 11th seed Carlos Moya of Spain battled past
> Frenchman Julien Benneteau 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7) in two hours and 21
> minutes. The 31-year-old Moya has reached the Hamburg semifinals
twice
> in 1999 (l. to Rios) and 2007 (l. to Federer)."
>
> Carlos plays Ollie Rochus next match ... that guy is tricky ...
Carlos
> is 2-1 up head to head. He lost to Rochus in 5 sets last time they
> played, in the US Open 2004.
>