[ATP]Buenos Aires Wednesday

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Moya, Nalbandian: Looking Tough on Day 3
The top two seeds at this year's Copa AT&T reach the final eight

Carlos Moya and David Nalbandian, the two top seeds at this year's AT&T Copa,
quickly defeated their second-round opponents Wednesday to reach the
quarterfinals in Buenos Aires. Top seed Moya, the 1995 Buenos Aires champion,
fought past wild card Edgardo Massa of Argentina 6-2, 6-2, while Argentine
David Nalbandian, the second seed, had an equally easy time overcoming
compatriot Franco Squillari 6-1, 6-3. Moya now meets Luis Horna of Peru, who
upset No. 7 seed Nicolas Lapentti in other second-round action

After a standout 2002 season, in which he claimed four titles, Moya says he's
motivated to go the distance on the red clay, at an event where he won his
first of 11 ATP titles.

Nalbandian, meanwhile, is coming off a superb run at the Australian Open, where
he reached the quarterfinals (l. to Schuettler). Although some of Nalbandian's
most impressive results have come on faster surfaces, including his run to the
final last year at Wimbledon, the Argentine grew up playing on clay and hopes
to claim his third career title in his home country.

In the quarterfinals, Nalbandian meets fellow Argentine Guillermo Coria, the
No. 8 seed who defeated yet another countryman Mariano Zabaleta 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID: 

Nalbandian: "It got complicated at the end of the match because Squillari
started playing better. I think I'm improving after each match. Today, I made
very good shots."

About playing in Argentina
"All the argentines like to play here at home, and I'm sure one of us will
reach the final."

THURSDAY PREVIEW

No. 6 seed Gustavo Kuerten may hail from Brazil, but he's won the hearts of the
Buenos Aires crowd, receiving a standing ovation when he arrived on court for
his first round match on Tuesday night. Kuerten, who received a wild card to
the event, claimed the champion's trophy in 2001 and says the adoration he
receives here in Argentina has inspired him to become the only player to win
this event twice. Having already won the title in Auckland, Kuerten could
catapult up the ATP Champions Race with a strong showing at the AT&T Copa. On
Thursday, he meets fellow Brazilian Flavio Saretta. Although Kuerten heads in
as the strong favorite, his compatriot defeated him the only time they played
in 2001 in Brazil.

No. 5 seed Juan Ignacio Chela goes up against fellow Argentine Agustin Calleri
in the late Center Court match on Thursday. After a standout 2002 season, in
which he captured the title in Amersfoort, Chela is considered one of the prime
contenders here in Buenos Aires. But he's lost to Calleri all three times
they've played, including last year at the same event in the semifinals.

No. 4 seed Gaston Gaudio, meanwhile, is coming off a semifinal run last week in
Vina del Mar, where he lost to Marcelo Rios. On Thursday, he faces Brazilian
veteran Fernando Meligeni. Gaudio and Meligeni have met twice before, with each
player winning a match.


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※ 編輯: maria08452      來自: 61.230.101.21        (02/21 02:24)
→ Malisse:chela對上Calleri...相當令我頭疼的情形啊
→ MARSAFIN:我的心是偏Chela的啦...加油！
→ establish:沒有意外的話， Chela會贏吧
→ Youzhny0625:已經贏了，7-5、7-5。