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CHENNAI-TATA OPEN
JANUARY 11, 2004
Chennai Sunday: Srichaphan's Chennai Run Ended by Moya
In a match-up of the top two seeds, Carlos Moya defeated Paradorn Srichaphan in
three close sets Sunday to win the TATA Open in Chennai, India. The last time
the top two seeds played in an ATP final was in Vienna last October.
Srichaphan was looking for his 10th consecutive victory in Chennai after
winning the tournament last year and looked like he had the edge when he went
up 5-3
in the third-set tiebreak, but Moya reeled off four straight points to win his
15th ATP title.
Moya picks up 35 points in the ATP Champions Race 2004, as he begins his quest
to return to the year-end Tennis Masters Cup for the 3rd consecutive year. Both
Moya and Srichaphan saved match points en route to the final in Chennai.
In doubles, the top seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram of Israel were surprised
by singles standouts Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo of Spain. Erlich and Ram
reached
the semifinals at Wimbledon last year as a team before collecting titles
in Bangkok and Lyon during the indoor season.
It was the first ATP doubles title for Robredo and the second career doubles
title
for Nadal, who won at the Croatia Open 2003 with Alex Lopez Moron. This was
only the second time Robredo and Nadal have played doubles together at an ATP
event. Last year, they fell in the first round at Basel
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Moya: "I played the important points very aggressively. Once the match goes
into the tiebreaker anything can
happen. But it was an advantage for me and I knew I had a chance to win."
"It is good to start the year with a win. It is difficult to start playing well
in the first week of the year but I have improved with each match."
Srichaphan: "It was a good match and both of us played well. I am not
disappointed.
I am happy to have played the final after saving six match points yesterday.
"The last time I played Moya I lost in straight sets. This time I have done
much better."
"I broke him twice in the second set and I was leading 5-3 in the tie-breaker
and had a chance but one can never tell in a tie-breaker."
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