Re: WTC--- Australia vs. Spain
Hewitt can't save Aussies
23may03
LLEYTON HEWITT beat his clay court bogeyman Carlos Moya for the first time
in five matches today but it was not enough to put Australia into the
final of the World Team Cup in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Hewitt beat Moya 6-2 3-6 6-3 but Australia dropped their final round-robin
tie with Spain 2-1 after losses to Wayne Arthurs in the singles and the
last-minute doubles pairing of Mark Philippoussis and Todd Reid.
Arthurs started well against Alex Corretja, ranked 41 places above him at
No.17, winning the first set 6-3.
But Corretja struck back to take the match 3-6 7-5 7-5 and restore some
pride for the Spaniards, who were already out of finals contention.
Philippoussis and Reid, the junior Wimbledon champion, then turned in a
forgettable performance to lose the doubles 6-1 6-1 to Corretja and
Fernando Vicente.
In the end, it made no difference as the undefeated Czech Republic beat
the United States 2-1 to progress to tomorrow's final against Chile or
Argentina.
Hewitt's win over the world No.4 was an impressive effort on a slow,
rain-affected clay court.
But he discounted his claims to favouritism despite describing the match
as one of his best on clay.
"You can let everyone else be favourite. I couldn't care less," he said.
(越來越欣賞的回答方式了:D)
He also said he couldn't care less about ending Moya's winning streak, but
admitted the win had given him confidence.
"It's a nice little confidence booster for me," he said.
"I felt like I played one of my best matches on clay out there today. I
was aggressive the whole time, I played my game and didn't let Carlos
dictate too much and determine how he wanted to play, and that was
probably the telling point.
"Even though I lost the second set, I only had one game in the whole
second set that I didn't have game point. I was getting a little bit
frustrated out there because I knew I was playing well and hitting the
ball well – I just wasn't able to win those few points.
"I felt like I was probably the better player for most of the second set
but on the scoreline I was lucky to get three games.
"It was a good confidence booster for me to know that I can match it with
those guys a few days before the slam starts."
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