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
player thinking years
I honestly think I am a better player than I was four years ago, when I was No. 1 in the world.
chances good paid played produced second took winners
I thought I played well but he was still good enough to take a set off me. He produced some good winners in the second set and the chances he took paid off.
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.
ball came coming miracles points win
There were some points I thought the ball wasn't coming back, but it came back fast. I had to (perform) miracles to win every game.
feeling good pain results shoulder stay
I am feeling good with my shoulder and this is the most important thing. I have no pain and I know that if I stay healthy, the results will come.
incredible moment waiting
This has been incredible -- the moment I've been waiting for (for) years,
confident match open pity playing
I was playing very well, I was very confident and the match was pretty open so it was a pity to end it this way.
problem worried
I am worried right now about what this problem is,
expected knew mentally playing sets straight strong today tough won
I knew he was playing better than I was and I expected this kind of tough match, ... I could have won in straight sets but didn't, but mentally I think I was strong today and I was very consistent.
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.
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.
break confidence level lucky played save serve
It's incredible. I played with confidence and very well. I managed to save the first set and I was lucky to break his serve and level the score.
close later match minutes three
It was a close match and then three minutes later it was over,
afraid feeling point waited
Today, I was feeling comfortable. I wasn't afraid to keep the point going. I just waited for my chance.