Carlos Moya
Carlos Moya
Carlos Moyá Llompartis a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth27 August 1976
CityMajorca, Spain
fact lower
The fact that we know each other very well is better for the one who has a lower ranking. In this case, it's me.
incredible moment waiting
This has been incredible -- the moment I've been waiting for (for) years,
great start
It has been a great start of the year,
badly deserved easy match style surprise
He deserved to win. The match was very easy for him, ... His style of play didn't surprise me, but what did surprise me was how badly I played.
afraid feeling point waited
Today, I was feeling comfortable. I wasn't afraid to keep the point going. I just waited for my chance.
against hamburg hopefully lost played rome straight tomorrow twice won year
I played against him in Rome and Hamburg this year, won twice in straight sets. Also, I haven't lost to a Spaniard this year yet, so hopefully tomorrow this will continue.
knew played player taking within
But I played safely, within myself, not taking too many risks. I knew he is a player who, if things are going well for him, can be very strong.
ankle asking bad foot last problem winning
I know he had a problem with the ankle last week. I don't know how bad it was. If I was winning the match, I wasn't asking him how his foot is or his ankle is.
again against came careful couple guys serves
In the tiebreaker, I was up 4-0 and again 5-2, and then came the aces from Ivan. You've got to be careful against guys like him, he serves a couple of aces and he's there again.
problem worried
I am worried right now about what this problem is,
aggressive beat believe move playing win
I can't believe it! He was playing very well and I didn't see any way to beat him for a while. But I had to get more aggressive and move up to win points.
bit perhaps playing rusty start
I'm not playing my 100 percent, perhaps because I'm a bit rusty at the start of the season.
again best boosts confidence hope later match sooner
I hope this match boosts my confidence and after this I can play my best tennis. Sooner or later I know I'm going to play well again so I hope it's here.
focused motivated three titles
I'm motivated and focused to make it three titles in a row, but it won't be easy.