[Barcelona]Ferrero & Moya Power Ahead
Marat Safin survives a thriller against Gaudio
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Davydenko broke Moya to start the match, but the Spaniard's all-court
game, mixing drop shots and forehand winners, overwhelmed the 21-year-old
Russian, who has captured two ATP titles this year. Moya is into his fourth ATP
semifinal on the year.
In the day's last quarterfinal, No. 4 seed Marat Safin managed to survive a
two hour, 43-minute thriller against the fiesty Gaston Gaudio. Early in the
match, the Russian was in complete control with a 6-4, 4-1 lead. But Gaudio
came bounding back to win the second set. The third set proved to be a dog
fight, with Safin finally winning 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, saving two match points.
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Safin: "It was a tough match. I started to play well and take an early lead
at 4-1. Then be broke back but I still managed to take the set at 6-4. I
couldn't finish the match in the second set. By the third set, he started to
play much better. I lost my tennis a little bit in the second and third sets
but I fought hard. I fought and I eventually won the match."
SATURDAY MATCHES
Two scintillating semifinals Saturday at the Open SEAT Godo 2003 in Barcelona.
No. 2 seed Carlos Moya, looking to get into his third final on the year, takes
on Argentina's Agustin Calleri. A tournament win by Moya in Barcelona would
move him to second in the ATP Champions Race 2003, while Calleri sits just
outside the Top 10 in this year's Race. Moya won all three previous matches
against Calleri, including a straight sets win on clay last year in Bastad en
route to the title there.
Juan Carlos Ferrero will take on No. 4 seed Marat Safin in the day's other
semifinal. Ferrero could vault past Rainer Schuettler, currently second in
the ATP Champions Race 2003, with a semifinal victory on Saturday. But he's
not guaranteed of finishing the tournament second in the Race since Moya could
pass Ferrero if he wins the event. Safin, meanwhile, will be playing his first
semifinal of 2003, having had a disappointing start to the year.
Moya and Ferrero have a great tradition of playing at this event. They have
faced each other three out of the past four years, with the last two victories
going to Ferrero. He defeated Moya in the final of the Open SEAT Godo 2001. A
possible Sunday final in Barcelona would be a delight for the Spanish crowd.
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