Oh dear, Carlos had to play Rafael Nadal in the Hamburg quarter
finals. Aaaahhh, the draw has put Carlos and Rafa against each other
more times than I like in these tournaments, and here it was again -
Moya v. Nadal!
I guess we all expected Rafa to win, and so he did ... and in straight
sets, 6-1, 6-3. Apparently Carlos was ordinary in the first set, but
played much better in the second set, making Rafa work harder ... at
5-3 second set, Carlos even had break points against Rafa, but he
saved them of course. Ah well, que sera, sera ... at least Carlos got
to the quarters & wasn't knocked out first round here.

Oh I hope these two are NOT in the same section of the draw in the
French Open!!



--- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, bev29x <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> 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.
> >
>