And Verdasco won the Umag final against Andreev - but in 3 sets,
tough at the finish, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4).


--- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, bev29x <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Oh dear, Carlos lost his match against Fognini ... so much for
> defending his Umag title here, grrrr :-(
>
> Report:
>
> VERDASCO, ANDREEV REACH SEMI-FINALS; FOGNINI UPSETS MOYA
>
> Top seed Fernando Verdasco defeated German Mischa Zverev 7-5, 7-5
on
> Friday at the ATP Croatia Studena Open in Umag to advance to an ATP
> semifinal for the second straight week. He next faces seventh-
seeded
> Italian Fabio Fognini (pictured), who upset five-time Umag champion
> and No. 3 seed Carlos Moya, 6-4, 6-3.
> Fognini denied defending champion Moya a ninth straight appearance
in
> the Umag semifinals as he posted his first career win in three
> attempts against the 31-year-old Spaniard. Moya prevented Fognini
> from serving out the match at 5-2, but the Italian followed by
> breaking him for the sixth time in the next game.
>
> Fognini, 21, reached his first career ATP semifinal in February at
> Costa do Sauipe (l. to Almagro) and reached the stage again last
> month in Warsaw (l. to Davydenko). Earlier this month, he won the
> Challenger title at Turin (d. Junquiera).
>
> Moya falls to a 45-9 career record in Umag. He won his first event
> title in 1996 (d. Mantilla), followed with three straight from 2001-
> 03 (d. Golmard, Ferrer and Volandri in succession) and reclaimed
the
> title last year (d. Pavel).
>
>
>
>
> --- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, bev29x <no_reply@> wrote:
> >
> > Yay! Carlos won his match against Troicki - but he had to fight
> hard.
> > Bien hecho! Here is a report:
> >
> > Croatia holder Moya fights way to last 8
> >
> > UMAG, Croatia (AP) -- Defending champion Carlos Moya needed
nearly
> > three hours to subdue Serbian Viktor Troicki 3-6 7-6 (2) 7-5 on
> > Wednesday and reach the quarterfinals at the Croatia Open.
> >
> > Moya, a five-time Umag champion and seeded third, double-faulted
> three
> > times and was broken three times to lose the first set to
Troicki,
> last
> > year's semifinalist.
> >
> > He recovered in the second set, fighting off three break points --

> two
> > at 4-4 and one at 5-5 -- to force a tiebreak and even the match.
> Moya
> > said losing "crossed my mind. But this is Umag - I cannot lose
> here."
> >
> > Moya jumped ahead 3-0 in the final set, but Troicki equalized at
3-
> 3
> > and was within two points ahead of victory at 5-4.The Spaniard
> > eventually overcame his 44 first-serve percentage to win in 2
> hours, 45
> > minutes.
> >
> > Moya - who had a bye in the first round - next will play seventh-
> seeded
> > Fabio Fognini, who beat two-time Umag finalist Filippo Volandri 6-
> 4, 6-
> > 4.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, "sagarmeansocean"
> > <sagarmeansocean@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In carlosmoya2@yahoogroups.com, bev29x <no_reply@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Carlos plays Umag this week, he is seeded No. 3 (Verdasco is
1,
> > > > Karlovic 2 - Moya is in Verdasco's half).
> > > > Carlos has a bye first up. I so-o-o hope he does well here,
as
> > > > defending champion he needs to step up and play like the old
> Carlos
> > > we
> > > > know ... wouldn't it be great if he won it once again?
> > > >
> > > yes mate its been a high time now.we cant see our hero
strugglin
> can
> > we?
> > > hopefully he regains his form from here so tht he does well in
us
> > open.
> > >
> >
>